Crime Rates at Margate Street, Sunderland, SR3 1BQ

Margate Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 922 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 Margate Street (SR3 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the St Chad's average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margate Street (SR3 1BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tavistock Square (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.