Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Well Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 375th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Well Street (SR4 6JF) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Street (SR4 6JF), the main crime hotspot is near Bexley Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Well Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brady Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forge Lynn Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Bexley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peacock Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pallion Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oswald Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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