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Crime in DH5 0DR

How much crime is recorded in DH5 0DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hetton-le-Hole South
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,627 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH5 0DR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH5 0DR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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).

DH5 0DRNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Criminal damage and arson19.44.7
Anti-social behaviour17.810.7
Burglary14.89.1
Public order6.54.6
Other crime4.61.5
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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.

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