Total Crime Rate

219.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 219.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Milton Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 89th 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 Milton Street (SR4 6ES) in the last 12 months was 219.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Millfield average (183.8 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Street (SR4 6ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millfield, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Westbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medomsly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aiskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Candlish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lisburn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
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Data Sources

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