Northumbria Police

Crime in Houghton

Street-level crime statistics for Houghton based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 4,355 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

4,355 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓11.3% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

26.6% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 4,355 total crimes recorded in Houghton

Violent Crime

1,518

Anti-Social Behaviour

648

↓28%

Criminal Damage & Arson

463

↓17%

Shoplifting

328

↑8%

Public Order

294

Burglary

291

↓11%

Other Theft

227

↓11%

Vehicle Crime

207

↓41%

Other Crime

181

↑12%

Drugs

115

↓24%

Possession of Weapons

↓23%

Robbery

↑13%

Theft from Person

↑20%

Bicycle Theft

↓53%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Houghton

427

02/23

478

03/23

535

04/23

510

05/23

503

06/23

424

07/23

473

08/23

516

09/23

456

10/23

344

11/23

371

12/23

373

01/24

389

02/24

450

03/24

328

04/24

449

05/24

454

06/24

462

07/24

454

08/24

368

09/24

400

10/24

458

11/24

333

12/24

364

01/25

279

02/25

401

03/25

383

04/25

400

05/25

436

06/25

388

07/25

371

08/25

441

09/25

392

10/25

370

11/25

366

12/25

128

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Houghton (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Houghton

January 2026 128 crimes December 2025 366 crimes November 2025 370 crimes October 2025 392 crimes September 2025 441 crimes August 2025 371 crimes July 2025 388 crimes June 2025 436 crimes May 2025 400 crimes April 2025 383 crimes March 2025 401 crimes February 2025 279 crimes January 2025 364 crimes December 2024 333 crimes November 2024 458 crimes October 2024 400 crimes September 2024 368 crimes August 2024 454 crimes July 2024 462 crimes June 2024 454 crimes May 2024 449 crimes April 2024 328 crimes March 2024 450 crimes February 2024 389 crimes January 2024 373 crimes December 2023 371 crimes November 2023 344 crimes October 2023 456 crimes September 2023 516 crimes August 2023 473 crimes July 2023 424 crimes June 2023 503 crimes May 2023 510 crimes April 2023 535 crimes March 2023 478 crimes February 2023 427 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.