Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosslyn Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 311th 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 Rosslyn Street (SR4 7DH) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosslyn Street (SR4 7DH), 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 Rosslyn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hylton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickard Street Awaiting court outcome
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 Albert 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 2025Public order Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hume Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gilsland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxbourne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lumley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons King'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brunton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary John Candlish Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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