Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashdown Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashdown Road (SR3 3HT) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the St Chad's average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Road (SR3 3HT), 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 Ashdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 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 2026Other crime Arbroath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ardrossan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford 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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archer Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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