Total Crime Rate

139.0 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 139.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Duke Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 249th highest crime rate of 926 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 Duke Street (SR4 7DB) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (SR4 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolseley Terrace, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millfield (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Duke Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pensher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pickard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickard Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary John Candlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stewart 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 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs John Candlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rainton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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