Crime Rates at Rowan Close, Sunderland, SR4 8ES

Rowan Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 217th 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 Rowan Close (SR4 8ES) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher than the St Anne's average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Close (SR4 8ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grindon Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portsmouth Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.