Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 150.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Friar Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 218th 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 Friar Road (SR4 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% higher than the Pallion average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friar Road (SR4 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Friar Square. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friar Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fenton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fenton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fordham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fordfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Hall Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Priestman Court 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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