Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 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 47.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Arundel Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 339th 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 Arundel Road (SR3 3JS) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Road (SR3 3JS), 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 Arundel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Arbroath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abercorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashford 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 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Agar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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