Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Houghton Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 430th highest crime rate of 922 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 Houghton Road (DH5 9PG) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Road (DH5 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Houghton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pemberton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaglesdene Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welfare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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