Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Galashiels Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 463rd lowest crime rate of 926 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 Galashiels Road (SR4 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galashiels Road (SR4 8JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galashiels Square, where police recorded 35 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 Galashiels Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels 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 The Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gravesend Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gravesend Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Partick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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