Total Crime Rate

184.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • 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

Ancona Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 154th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ancona Street (SR4 6TW) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ancona Street (SR4 6TW), the main crime hotspot is near Moorland Square. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ancona Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palermo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mortimer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lyndhurst Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lyndhurst Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ferndale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pallion Subway —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pallion Subway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forge Lynn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Moorland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reginald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reginald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Reginald Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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