Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Street East area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 319th highest crime rate of 922 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 Chester Street East (SR4 7BP) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Millfield average (183.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street East (SR4 7BP), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Street East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marks Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Millburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Millburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lumley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aiskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rokeby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leamington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pensher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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