Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Greenwood Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 105th 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 Greenwood Road (SR4 8JR) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Road (SR4 8JR), the main crime hotspot is near Galashiels Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glanmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gravesend Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gravesend Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gatwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gatwick Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladwyn Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gartland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gleneagles Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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