Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prestbury Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prestbury Road (SR4 9DW) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prestbury Road (SR4 9DW), the main crime hotspot is near Pickhurst Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prestbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Presthope Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestbury Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Johns Vale
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Johns Vale
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartington Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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