Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH4 5FD
How much crime is recorded in DH4 5FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton West
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,368 (2024)
DH4 5FDHoughton le Spring
How safe is DH4 5FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 5FD area, 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 5FDNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary14.99.1
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Other crime3.61.5
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.