Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH5 0GL
How much crime is recorded in DH5 0GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hetton-le-Hole South
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,101 (2024)
How safe is DH5 0GL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH5 0GL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
DH5 0GLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Criminal damage and arson12.34.7
Burglary8.59.1
Other crime5.41.5
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.