Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alnwick Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 292nd 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 Alnwick Road (SR3 3BU) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick Road (SR3 3BU), 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 Alnwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Agar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Strand —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aldenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abercorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allendale Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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