Total Crime Rate

146.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkside area has the 14th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 229th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkside (DH4 4NX) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkside (DH4 4NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Aidan'S Terrace, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fletcher Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fletcher Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fletcher Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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