Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Wellhope area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shiney Row , and the 298th highest crime rate of 922 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 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher than the Shiney Row average (57.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellhope (NE38 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vigo Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winster (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellhope area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Winster Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harthope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harthope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vigo Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vigo Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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