Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chester Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 280th 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 Chester Road (SR4 7HE) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (SR4 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolseley Terrace, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near General Graham Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aiskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lumley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pensher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewing Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunters Hall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leamington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnville Road South —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rokeby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Mark'S Road 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson General Graham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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