Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Palmstead Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 270th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmstead Road (SR4 8EN) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmstead Road (SR4 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near Polebrook Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Packham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Palmstead Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Penwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindon Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Polebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Polebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petersfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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