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Postcode district · Houghton le Spring

Crime in DH5

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

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
24,685 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DH5, 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
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).

DH5National
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Burglary15.59.1
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Public order4.44.6
Shoplifting4.18.4
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% 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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