Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Arbroath Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 432nd lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arbroath Road (SR3 3LB) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arbroath Road (SR3 3LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allendale Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorney Close Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arbroath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abercorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorney Close Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorney Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Arbroath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Allendale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Agar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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