Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.0 7/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Bank area has the 40th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 446th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Bank (DH5 9NH) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Bank (DH5 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durham Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Pastures (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Century Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Century Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wharton Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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