Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Huntley Square area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 369th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Huntley Square (SR4 8DD) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Pallion average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huntley Square (SR4 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Friar Square. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huntley Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hollinside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Priestman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friar Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollinside Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holborn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Henley Road Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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