Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monksfield Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 381st highest crime rate of 926 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 Monksfield Close (SR3 2SB) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 255.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monksfield Close (SR3 2SB), 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 Monksfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Burn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime College Burn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Burn Road Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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