Total Crime Rate

424.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 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 424.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 181.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 28th 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 The Crescent (SR3 1DB) in the last 12 months was 424.6 per 1,000 residents and was 632.2% 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 Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (SR3 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilson Terrace, where police recorded 19 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wilson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lincoln Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lincoln Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miller Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Terrace —
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Data Sources

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