Total Crime Rate

639.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 639.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 372.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.2 10/10
  • Burglary 32.4 10/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Lukes Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 18th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Lukes Road (SR4 6RE) in the last 12 months was 639.7 per 1,000 residents and was 576.1% higher than the Pallion average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 145.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lukes Road (SR4 6RE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Lukes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pallion Subway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pallion Subway
Sep 2025Drugs Ferndale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lyndhurst Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lyndhurst Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fourstones Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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