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Crime in DH4 5

How much crime is recorded in DH4 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
14,081 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH4 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DH4 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary11.79.1
Shoplifting10.28.4
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.51.4
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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