Total Crime Rate
260.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Regency Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 91st highest crime rate of 926 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 Regency Drive (SR3 1DH) in the last 12 months was 260.2 per 1,000 residents and was 217.7% higher than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 311.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Regency Drive (SR3 1DH), the main crime hotspot is near Tunstall Villas. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Doxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tunstall Villas | — |
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