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

St Marks Crescent 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 St Marks Crescent (SR4 7BW) 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 St Marks Crescent (SR4 7BW), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Royalty Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lumley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marigold Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Ravensworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensberry Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall 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 Pensher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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