Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH5 9LR
How much crime is recorded in DH5 9LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hetton-le-Hole North
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
DH5 9LRHoughton le Spring
How safe is DH5 9LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH5 9LR area, below 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9LRNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary15.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other crime2.61.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.