Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 413th highest crime rate of 926 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 Orchard Street (SR4 6QL) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Millfield average (216.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (SR4 6QL), the main crime hotspot is near Bexley Street. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Moorland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Walpole Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mortimer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazledene Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bexley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bexley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bexley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pallion Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamerton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Washington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forge Lynn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Reginald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reginald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reginald Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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