Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 75.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ardrossan Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 419th highest crime rate of 922 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 Ardrossan Road (SR3 3EP) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardrossan Road (SR3 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashford Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Augusta Square (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ardrossan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ardrossan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silksworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silksworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Silksworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aldwych Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldwych Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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