Total Crime Rate

260.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 260.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 64th 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 This (SR3 3AN) in the last 12 months was 260.9 per 1,000 residents and was 349.9% higher than the St Chad's average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 178.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SR3 3AN, the main crime hotspot is near Amsterdam Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in SR3 3AN area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Strand —
Apr 2026Other theft Aldenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silksworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavalier Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silksworth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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