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Crime in DH5 9BF

How much crime is recorded in DH5 9BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hetton-le-Hole North
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,762 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH5 9BF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH5 9BF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9BFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs0.82.4
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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.

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