Total Crime Rate

332.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 332.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashwell Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Chad's , and the 52nd 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 Ashwell Road (SR3 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 332.0 per 1,000 residents and was 467.5% 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 Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwell Road (SR3 3EQ), 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 Ashwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Mews —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Aberdare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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