Total Crime Rate
105.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Corrighan Terrace area has the 16th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 280th 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 Corrighan Terrace (DH5 9RF) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Corrighan Terrace (DH5 9RF), the main crime hotspot is near Lloyd Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 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 | Burglary | School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pontop Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd Avenue | Under investigation |
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