Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gayhurst Crescent area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gayhurst Crescent (SR3 2TB) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gayhurst Crescent (SR3 2TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Torphin Hill Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodgeside Meadow (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Fold | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodgeside Meadow | Under investigation |
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