Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dinsdale Cottages area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ryhope , and the 286th 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 Dinsdale Cottages (SR2 0RL) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher than the Ryhope average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dinsdale Cottages (SR2 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near The Grove. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dinsdale Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napoleon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryhope Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryhope Street South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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