Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Grindon Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 407th 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 Gardens (SR4 8HF) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grindon Gardens (SR4 8HF), the main crime hotspot is near The Greenway. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grindon Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gleneagles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galashiels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galashiels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenlea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partick Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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