Total Crime Rate

206.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 206.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knollside Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 96th highest crime rate of 922 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 Knollside Close (SR3 2UD) in the last 12 months was 206.7 per 1,000 residents and was 254.9% higher than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knollside Close (SR3 2UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doxford Park Way, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knollside Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairgreen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrayfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrayfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newtonmore —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtonmore Under investigation
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Data Sources

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