Total Crime Rate

226.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Other crime 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aberdare Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Chad's , and the 114th 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 Aberdare Road (SR3 3EG) in the last 12 months was 226.1 per 1,000 residents and was 286.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberdare Road (SR3 3EG), the main crime hotspot is near Allendale Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 15 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Piccadilly Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Aberdare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amara Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amara Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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