Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blind Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blind Lane (SR3 1AS) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% higher than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blind Lane (SR3 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall View, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Comet Square (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blind Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miller Terrace —
Apr 2026Robbery Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wilson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Minehead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Londonderry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Maria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blind Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vane Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Tunstall View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comet Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seaham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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