Total Crime Rate

563.1 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 563.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 191.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.0 10/10
  • Public order 75.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Burglary 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • 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

Wentworth Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 21st 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 Wentworth Terrace (SR4 7AD) in the last 12 months was 563.1 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% higher than the Millfield average (216.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 194.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentworth Terrace (SR4 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alliance Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Royalty (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wentworth Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Marks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensberry Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marks Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wentworth Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Royalty Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Royalty Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wharncliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Royalty Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marguerite Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Hylton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Back Hylton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Hylton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Hylton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Hylton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Queensberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Ravensworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alliance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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