Houghton West
Middle areaSouth west Sunderland. 9,103 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 38% of people in Houghton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Houghton West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Houghton West at a rate of 59.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 196 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 98 |
| Other crime | 83 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 |
| Shoplifting | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Houghton West compares
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Is Houghton West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Houghton West at a rate of 59.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Houghton West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (196), anti-social behaviour (98) and other crime (83).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sunderland
These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sunderland and not Houghton West alone. See Sunderland
Houghton West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Houghton West was £145,500 in 2025.
Houghton West had 8,045 usual residents at the census.
About 38% of people in Houghton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Houghton West, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.