Crime Rates at Petersham Road, Sunderland, SR4 0EX

Petersham Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 445th highest crime rate of 922 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 Petersham Road (SR4 0EX) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Pallion average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petersham Road (SR4 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near Padgate Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.