Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Amara Square area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Chad's , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amara Square (SR3 3DA) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amara Square (SR3 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allendale Road, where police recorded 63 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 Amara Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Square
Sep 2025Drugs Amsterdam Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Aberdare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amara Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amara Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alnwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Piccadilly Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aboyne Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alloa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abercorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Allendale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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