Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH4 7TE
How much crime is recorded in DH4 7TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shiney Row
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
How safe is DH4 7TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 7TE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 7TENational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other crime3.21.5
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft0.94.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.12.4
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.