Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Petersfield Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 415th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Petersfield Road (SR4 9BD) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the St Anne's average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petersfield Road (SR4 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portsmouth Square (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Petersfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Putney Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Putney Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Partick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petersfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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