Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 150.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kirkhill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 173rd 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 Kirkhill (SR3 2WG) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 157.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkhill (SR3 2WG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Menai Court, where police recorded 24 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 Kirkhill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornbank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtonmore Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrayfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrayfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven —
Apr 2026Burglary Oakdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairgreen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treecone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornbank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornbank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menai Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newtonmore —
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Data Sources

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