Crime Rates at Chester Road, Sunderland, SR4 7EY

Chester Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 309th 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 Chester Road (SR4 7EY) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (SR4 7EY), 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.