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Crime Rates in Briar Avenue, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5DY

Crime Rate

389

High 8/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in your local area is 389 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 8 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

The address is located within Sunderland (local authority district). Annual total crime rate in Sunderland is 122 per thousand population, which can be rated as 6 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates by type

Violence and sexual offences 85.1 7/10

Robbery 4.44 6/10

Possession of weapons 0.74 3/10

Drugs 12.6 6/10

Burglary 17 8/10

Shoplifting 108 7/10

Anti-social behaviour 62.1 7/10

Criminal damage and arson 37 9/10

Public order 28.1 7/10

Vehicle crime 11.8 7/10

Other theft 11.1 5/10

Other crime 8.88 7/10

Bicycle theft 1.48 4/10

Theft from the person 0.74 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

Above are annual crime rates by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population.

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of the local area for a specific crime type compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

A rating of 10/10 indicates that the area has the highest crime rate for this crime type, while a rating of 1/10 means that the area has the lowest crime rate for this crime type.

Crime rates in DH4 5DY and the areas where it resides by year

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

Local Area of DH4 5DY
Sunderland
local authority
North East

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Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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