Total Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 27.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holborn Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holborn Road (SR4 8AP) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Pallion average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holborn Road (SR4 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friar Square, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henley Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holborn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Huntley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollinside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollinside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hexham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Square
Apr 2026Other crime Harrow Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hainford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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