Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 922 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 Gillingham Road (SR4 8LD) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillingham Road (SR4 8LD), 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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