Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lawnhead Square area has the 19th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 403rd 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 Lawnhead Square (SR3 2TG) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawnhead Square (SR3 2TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Torphin Hill Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aylesbury Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawnhead Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torphin Hill Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Fold —
Sep 2025Burglary Torphin Hill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Torphin Hill Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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