Total Crime Rate

155.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 155.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waterside area has the 8th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 159th highest crime rate of 922 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 Waterside (SR4 9JS) in the last 12 months was 155.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.8% higher than the Copt Hill average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (SR4 9JS), the main crime hotspot is near Craggs Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Craggs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dovestone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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