Total Crime Rate

288.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 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 288.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 207.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Regency Drive area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 55th 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 Regency Drive (SR3 1DH) in the last 12 months was 288.6 per 1,000 residents and was 395.6% higher than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regency Drive (SR3 1DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Villas, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tunstall Village Green (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Regency Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Drive

Data Sources

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