Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wellhope area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shiney Row , and the 350th 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 Wellhope (NE38 9DU) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% higher than the Shiney Row average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellhope (NE38 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near Vigo Lane. Police recorded 33 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 Wellhope area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellhope —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coquet Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vigo Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vigo Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winster Under investigation
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Data Sources

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