Total Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandringham Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Sandringham Crescent (SR3 3QP) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandringham Crescent (SR3 3QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silksworth Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avonmouth Square (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silksworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodside Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aldwych Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranborne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aldwych Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Launceston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aldwych Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avonmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silksworth Road | — |
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