Total Crime Rate

184.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 184.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gillingham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 121st highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gillingham Road (SR4 8LB) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 105.8% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillingham Road (SR4 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Galashiels Square. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gillingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenlea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galashiels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galashiels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gleneagles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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