Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plough Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 444th lowest crime rate of 926 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 2UQ) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Road (SR3 2UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doxford Park Way, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornbank Close (17 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Cornbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hightree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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