Total Crime Rate

246.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grindon Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 97th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grindon Lane (SR4 8HP) in the last 12 months was 246.1 per 1,000 residents and was 134.8% higher than the St Anne's average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 73.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 566.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grindon Lane (SR4 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glasbury Avenue, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galashiels Square (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grindon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stirling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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