Total Crime Rate

277.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 277.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Harton , and the 54th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

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 Sunderland Road (NE34 6RB) in the last 12 months was 277.6 per 1,000 residents and was 325.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Road (NE34 6RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Avenue, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunderland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Willow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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