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Crime in DH5 9DR

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

Neighbourhood
Hetton-le-Hole North
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,614 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH5 9DR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH5 9DR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 9DRNational
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Burglary10.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Public order6.44.6
Shoplifting6.18.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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