Total Crime Rate

269.5 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 269.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Burglary 35.5 10/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 80th 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 Preston Hill (SR3 2RU) in the last 12 months was 269.5 per 1,000 residents and was 229.1% higher than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Hill (SR3 2RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Court, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Burn Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Melvaig Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft College Burn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons College Burn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Burn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Burn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Burn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime College Burn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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