Total Crime Rate

327.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 327.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 219.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pit Row area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 922 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 Pit Row (SR3 1AF) in the last 12 months was 327.1 per 1,000 residents and was 464.1% higher than the St Chad's average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pit Row (SR3 1AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aldenham Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pit Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Aldenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silksworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silksworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavalier Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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