Total Crime Rate

38.5 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 38.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orkney Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ryhope , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orkney Drive (SR2 0TB) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orkney Drive (SR2 0TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linskell, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stronsay Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orkney Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linskell —
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Data Sources

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