Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunelm Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 381st lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunelm Road (DH5 9LB) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunelm Road (DH5 9LB), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunelm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rowan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexander Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Dunelm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kent Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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