Total Crime Rate

262.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 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 262.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.6 8/10
  • Public order 33.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Regal Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 62nd 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 Regal Road (SR4 6HR) in the last 12 months was 262.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regal Road (SR4 6HR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Regal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lisburn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aiskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Candlish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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