Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH4 4LP
How much crime is recorded in DH4 4LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newbottle & Penshaw
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,654 (2024)
DH4 4LPHoughton le Spring
How safe is DH4 4LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 4LP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 4LPNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order5.24.6
Other crime4.31.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other theft2.74.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.