Total Crime Rate

354.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 354.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scafell Court area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 926 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 Scafell Court (SR3 2HW) in the last 12 months was 354.3 per 1,000 residents and was 332.6% higher than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scafell Court (SR3 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doxford Park Way, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Menai Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scafell Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hightree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Millport Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Millport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Menai Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Menai Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Silksworth Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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