Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 334th lowest 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 Lane (SR4 8HW) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 4 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 Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grindon Lane (SR4 8HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glasbury Avenue, where police recorded 94 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 Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glasbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenway —
Apr 2026Robbery Glasbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchberry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchberry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchberry Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Birchberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nookside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenlea Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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