Total Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Vicarage Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 922 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 Road (SR3 1JN) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the St Chad's average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (SR3 1JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church View, where police recorded 37 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 Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Matthews View —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lincoln Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lincoln Avenue 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 Comet Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Matthews View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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