Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 78.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Plough Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 403rd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plough Road (SR3 2UG) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Road (SR3 2UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornbank Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxlair Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornbank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairgreen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheringham Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornbank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornbank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treecone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Close —
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Data Sources

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