Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chantry Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chantry Close (SR3 2SL) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chantry Close (SR3 2SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Court, where police recorded 84 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 Chantry Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Way 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Court
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Melvaig Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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