Total Crime Rate

222.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 222.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmerston 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 Palmerston Road (SR4 9HF) 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 Palmerston Road (SR4 9HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pickhurst Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandalwood Square (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmerston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Presthope Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwood Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gourock Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prestbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerrard Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goodwood Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goodwood Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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