Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gairloch Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gairloch Road (SR4 8HX) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the St Anne's average (104.8 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gairloch Road (SR4 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galashiels Square, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galashiels Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gairloch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gravesend Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gravesend Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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