Crime Rates at Tanfield Street, Sunderland, SR4 6NU

Tanfield Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 180th 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 Tanfield Street (SR4 6NU) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% higher than the Pallion average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tanfield Street (SR4 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Percival Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyndhurst Terrace (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.