Crime Rate in St Michael's, ward

St Michael's has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Sunderland district and the 3415th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 111th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Michael's in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Sunderland district average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Michael's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 313 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 407 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Michael's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park Lane. Police recorded 290 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.