Total Crime Rate
262.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pickhurst 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 Pickhurst Road (SR4 9HN) 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 Pickhurst Road (SR4 9HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glencoe Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dartington Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Anne's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glanmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatwick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Godfrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gatwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gartland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Presthope Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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