Total Crime Rate

359.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 359.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Robbery 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Aberdare Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 36th 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 Aberdare Road (SR3 3DY) in the last 12 months was 359.7 per 1,000 residents and was 520.2% 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 Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberdare Road (SR3 3DY), the main crime hotspot is near Allendale Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aberdare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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