Total Crime Rate

155.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 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 155.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ford Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 160th 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 Ford Crescent (SR4 0RR) in the last 12 months was 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.9% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Crescent (SR4 0RR), 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 Ford Crescent area

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

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