Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Durham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Chad's , and the 379th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (SR3 3LZ) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (SR3 3LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tilbury Gardens, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnham Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridle Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlantis Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckwith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Gardens
Sep 2025Public order Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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