Total Crime Rate

200.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 200.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Springwell Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 99th 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 Springwell Road (SR4 8NW) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 124.8% 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 Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springwell Road (SR4 8NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glasbury Avenue, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampstead Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Public order Stirling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stirling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nairn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nairn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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