Total Crime Rate

205.5 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 205.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sunderland Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 81st highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunderland Road (NE34 6AS) in the last 12 months was 205.5 per 1,000 residents and was 215.1% higher than the Harton average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -79.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 256.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Road (NE34 6AS), the main crime hotspot is near South Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunderland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchid Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchid Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchid Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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