Total Crime Rate
31.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Summerhill area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 202nd 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 Summerhill (SR3 3NH) in the last 12 months was 31.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summerhill (SR3 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theme Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tenby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuscan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilbury Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tuscan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beckwith Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckwith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckwith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Amelia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuscan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charter Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tuscan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuscan Road | Under investigation |
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