Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 152.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Quarry House Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 213th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Quarry House Gardens (DH5 9RD) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quarry House Gardens (DH5 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Pontop Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Quarry House Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pontop Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pontop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pontop Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pontop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pontop Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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