Total Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Lukes Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 295th 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 St Lukes Road (SR4 0HJ) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lukes Road (SR4 0HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Polebrook Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Lukes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Polebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Palmstead Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindon Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prescot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Packham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Penwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Polebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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