Total Crime Rate

164.3 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 164.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cliff Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ryhope , and the 190th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

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 Cliff Road (SR2 0NW) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Road (SR2 0NW), the main crime hotspot is near Coronation Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Feather Bed Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariville East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shawdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariville East Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mariville East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariville East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ethel Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Village —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Village —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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