Total Crime Rate

144.6 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 144.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
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Crime overview

Burdon Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ryhope , and the 236th 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 Burdon Lane (SR2 0HR) in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 193.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burdon Lane (SR2 0HR), the main crime hotspot is near Esdale. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burdon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechbrooke Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale Street —
Sep 2025Robbery The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esdale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esdale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roselea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esdale Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechbrooke —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Thomas Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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