Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pitcairn Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 174th 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 Pitcairn Road (SR4 8EP) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pitcairn Road (SR4 8EP), 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.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prestwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Padgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Padgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pitcairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Packham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polebrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hainford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestwick Road | Under investigation |
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