Total Crime Rate
222.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Portslade Road area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 85th 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 Portslade Road (SR4 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 149.2% 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 Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% 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 30 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.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portsmouth Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geddes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palmerston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partick Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portslade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsmouth Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portsmouth Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portsmouth Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portsmouth Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Galashiels Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Galashiels Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chester Road | Under investigation |
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