Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Albion Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Street (SR4 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Street (SR4 0RJ), 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 Albion Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisa Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Offerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawson Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunniside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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