Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

John Candlish Road area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 387th 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 John Candlish Road (SR4 6HD) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Candlish Road (SR4 6HD), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Sunderland

Crime Over Time in John Candlish Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Aiskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Candlish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lisburn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑