Total Crime Rate

227.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 227.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 81st 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 Preston Hill (SR3 2RU) in the last 12 months was 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 289.7% higher than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% 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 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Burn Road (14 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medina Close —
Apr 2026Burglary College Burn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aspen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Birch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitebark Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitebark Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Burn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elsdonburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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