Crime Rates at Plough Road, Sunderland, SR3 2UH

Plough Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 188th 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 Plough Road (SR3 2UH) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Road (SR3 2UH), 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.