Total Crime Rate
193.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Anthony Road 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 Anthony Road (SR3 3HG) 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 Anthony Road (SR3 3HG), 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.
View Crime In St Chad's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Archer Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avonmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlantis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Allendale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Allendale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldershot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alloa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleby Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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