Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Alverstone Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Chad's , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Alverstone Road (SR3 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the St Chad's average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverstone Road (SR3 3HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashford Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archer Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alverstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silksworth Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silksworth Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Archer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldershot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleby Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldwych Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Launceston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aldwych Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldwych Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlantis Road —
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Data Sources

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