Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Balmore area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 155th 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 Balmore (SR3 2EX) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 171.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmore (SR3 2EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doxford Park Way, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balmore area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menai Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silksworth Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silksworth Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairgreen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrayfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrayfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newtonmore —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtonmore Under investigation
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Data Sources

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