Total Crime Rate

262.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 262.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Portslade Road area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 89th 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 Portslade Road (SR4 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 262.0 per 1,000 residents and was 150.0% higher than the St Anne's average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portslade Road (SR4 9EJ), 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 Portslade Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Putney Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Partick 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 Penrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petersfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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