Total Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Maltings area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 388th highest crime rate of 922 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 The Maltings (SR3 2BF) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% higher than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Maltings (SR3 2BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Maltings, 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.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Maltings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Maltings | Under investigation |
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