Total Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North View area has the 9th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 231st highest crime rate of 922 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 North View (SR4 0LE) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the St Anne's average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North View (SR4 0LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterford Green, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portsmouth Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grindon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisa Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsmouth Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennycross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Waterford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South View Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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