Crime Rates at Petersham Road, Sunderland, SR4 0EX

Petersham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 274th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petersham Road (SR4 0EX) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petersham Road (SR4 0EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Polebrook Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Padgate Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.