Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lacebark area has the 16th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 366th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lacebark (SR3 2NZ) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacebark (SR3 2NZ), the main crime hotspot is near College Burn Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lacebark area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Elsdonburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitebark Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitebark Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Burn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary College Burn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Buckthorn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckthorn Gardens —
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Data Sources

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