Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pickering Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 261st highest crime rate of 922 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 Pickering Road (SR4 9DY) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickering Road (SR4 9DY), the main crime hotspot is near Pickhurst Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pickering Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gourock Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwood Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prestbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goodwood Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Presthope Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goodwood Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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