Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH4 4FE
How much crime is recorded in DH4 4FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newbottle & Penshaw
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,438 (2024)
DH4 4FEHoughton le Spring
How safe is DH4 4FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 4FE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DH4 4FENational
Shoplifting28.88.4
Burglary25.29.1
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Public order5.24.6
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.44.5
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.