Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maplewood Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shiney Row , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maplewood Crescent (NE38 9BB) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Shiney Row average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplewood Crescent (NE38 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Firtree Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maplewood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Firtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Firtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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