Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Rothbury area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rothbury (SR2 0BE) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothbury (SR2 0BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Withernsea Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tunstall Bank (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Doxford

Crime Over Time in Rothbury area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothbury —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothbury —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Withernsea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyrhm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Richmond Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rachel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withernsea Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tunstall Bank Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑