Crime Rates at Birchberry Close, Sunderland, SR4 8AW

Birchberry Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 39th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchberry Close (SR4 8AW) in the last 12 months was 348.2 per 1,000 residents and was 364.2% higher than the Pallion average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchberry Close (SR4 8AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glasbury Avenue, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Greenway (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.