Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodland Rise area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Woodland Rise (SR3 2TW) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Rise (SR3 2TW), 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 Woodland Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silksworth Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Birch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary College Burn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Burn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silksworth Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aspen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birch Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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