Total Crime Rate

288.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 288.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Comet Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 56th 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 Comet Square (SR3 1JD) in the last 12 months was 288.1 per 1,000 residents and was 394.7% higher than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Comet Square (SR3 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall View, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Comet Square (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Comet Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vane Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Tunstall View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miller Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comet Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Minehead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seaham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Maria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Matthews View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Matthews View —
Apr 2026Public order Blind Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Londonderry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tunstall View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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