Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 88.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alnwick Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Chad's , and the 423rd highest 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 Alnwick Road (SR3 3BU) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the St Chad's average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick Road (SR3 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amsterdam Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alnwick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Square β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Aldenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aldenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amara Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amara Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alnwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alloa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Piccadilly Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aboyne Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Allendale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abercorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Amsterdam Road Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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