Total Crime Rate

254.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.2 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 254.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Paxton Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 67th 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 Paxton Terrace (SR4 6HS) in the last 12 months was 254.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 145.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paxton Terrace (SR4 6HS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paxton Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lisburn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forge Lynn Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brady Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Candlish Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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