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Crime in DH4 7SD
How much crime is recorded in DH4 7SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
How safe is DH4 7SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 7SD area, 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
21.7
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 7SDNational
Burglary16.09.1
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting7.78.4
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.04.6
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.