Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH5 0GP
How much crime is recorded in DH5 0GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hetton-le-Hole South
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,468 (2024)
How safe is DH5 0GP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH5 0GP 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
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 0GPNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Burglary12.29.1
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime3.51.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Public order3.34.6
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.