Total Crime Rate

394.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 394.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.3 8/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pennywell Shopping Centre area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 37th highest crime rate of 926 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 Pennywell Shopping Centre (SR4 9AS) in the last 12 months was 394.4 per 1,000 residents and was 316.8% higher than the Pallion average (94.6 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 145.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennywell Shopping Centre (SR4 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Birchberry Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennywell Shopping Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Partick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Penwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Packham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Putney Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Palmstead Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Putney Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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