Houghton Town
Middle areaSouth Sunderland. 8,585 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 27% of people in Houghton Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Houghton Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Houghton Town at a rate of 111.4 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 | 245 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 205 |
| Other crime | 149 |
| Shoplifting | 118 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 84 |
| Burglary | 78 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Houghton Town compares
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Is Houghton Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Houghton Town at a rate of 111.4 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, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Houghton Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (245), anti-social behaviour (205) and other crime (149).
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 Town alone. See Sunderland
Houghton Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Houghton Town was £148,475 in 2025.
Houghton Town had 8,539 usual residents at the census.
About 27% of people in Houghton Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Houghton Town, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.