Crime Rates at Vicarage Close, Sunderland, SR3 1JF

Vicarage Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Close (SR3 1JF) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Close (SR3 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.