Crime Rates at Highgate Road, Sunderland, SR4 8DA

Highgate Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highgate Road (SR4 8DA) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Road (SR4 8DA), 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.