Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Geddes Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 224th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Geddes Road (SR4 8JW) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Geddes Road (SR4 8JW), 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 Geddes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladwyn Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station 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 crime Gatwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gatwick Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Putney Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Putney Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Partick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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