Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 422nd highest 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 Durham Road (SR3 3NR) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (SR3 3NR), 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 Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridle Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steep Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steep Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steep Hill —
Sep 2025Other crime Summerhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Crow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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