Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 74.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Durham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Chad's , and the 426th highest 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 Durham Road (SR3 3LU) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (SR3 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tilbury Gardens, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tuscan Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Beckwith Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tuscan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tuscan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charter Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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