Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 205.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 134.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 97th 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 Vicarage Lane (SR4 0QB) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 174.2% higher than the Pallion average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (SR4 0QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dawson Terrace, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ford Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunniside —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawson Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
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Data Sources

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