Total Crime Rate

102.9 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 102.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pennycross Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 358th highest crime rate of 926 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 Pennycross Road (SR4 0JA) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the St Anne's average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennycross Road (SR4 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prestbury Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennycross Square (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pennycross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pennycross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Presthope Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pennycross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Johns Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Johns Vale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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