Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Viscount Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 215th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Viscount Road (SR3 1JB) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% higher than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viscount Road (SR3 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church View, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Comet Square (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Viscount Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church View β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minehead Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Seaham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tempest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Blind Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blind Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blind Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church View β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church View β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Castlereagh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlereagh Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church View β€”

Data Sources

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