Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 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 96.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waterford Green area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 317th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterford Green (SR4 9BF) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterford Green (SR4 9BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterford Green, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portsmouth Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterford Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portslade Road —
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Presthope Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennycross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsmouth Square —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Waterford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grindon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterford Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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