Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grindon Court area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 380th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grindon Court (SR4 8HD) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grindon Court (SR4 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galashiels Square, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Greenway (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grindon Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchberry Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenlea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchberry Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birchberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenway
Apr 2026Public order Galashiels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galashiels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchberry Close
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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