Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 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 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Eldon Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 318th 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 Eldon Street (SR4 7DW) 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eldon Street (SR4 7DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolseley Terrace, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eldon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lumley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pensher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aiskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leamington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grindon Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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