Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 178.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Gables Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 128th highest crime rate of 922 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 Gables Court (SR4 8HR) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 400.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gables Court (SR4 8HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glasbury Avenue, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grindon Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gables Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Glasbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nairn Close —
Apr 2026Public order Stirling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stirling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stirling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nookside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nairn Close Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenlea Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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