Total Crime Rate

204.9 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 204.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lynden Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ryhope , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

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 Lynden Road (SR2 0HA) in the last 12 months was 204.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% higher than the Ryhope average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 135.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynden Road (SR2 0HA), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lynthorpe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lyngrove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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