Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Halvergate Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 351st 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 Halvergate Close (SR4 8DW) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halvergate Close (SR4 8DW), the main crime hotspot is near Padgate Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Halvergate Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hainford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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