Crime Rates at Arden Square, Sunderland, SR3 3DB

Arden Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Chad's , and the 147th highest crime rate of 926 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 Arden Square (SR3 3DB) in the last 12 months was 193.4 per 1,000 residents and was 230.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -65.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arden Square (SR3 3DB), 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.