Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashdown Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Chad's , and the 431st lowest crime rate of 926 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 3HX) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Road (SR3 3HX), the main crime hotspot is near Turnham Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleby Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Archer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlantis Road —
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Data Sources

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