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

Gourock Square 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 Gourock Square (SR4 9PY) 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 Gourock Square (SR4 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Pickhurst Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gourock Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Presthope Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hillingdon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gatwick Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Gatwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestbury Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandalwood Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillingdon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glanmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodwood Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gartland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gleneagles Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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