Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Claxheugh Cottages area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 290th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Claxheugh Cottages (SR4 0RN) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claxheugh Cottages (SR4 0RN), the main crime hotspot is near Estuary Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Claxheugh Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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