Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Atlantis Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 286th 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 Atlantis Road (SR3 3JL) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atlantis Road (SR3 3JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carlton Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Munslow Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Atlantis Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beckwith Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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