Total Crime Rate
92.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hertford Crescent area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hertford Crescent (DH5 9LS) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hertford Crescent (DH5 9LS), 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.
View Crime In Hetton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lincoln Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunelm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkshood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lincoln Crescent | Under investigation |
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