Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Summerhill area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 926 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 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerhill (SR3 3NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Summerhill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steep Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steep Hill
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steep Hill
Sep 2025Other crime Summerhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridle Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Path Under investigation

Data Sources

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