Total Crime Rate

342.5 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 342.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Burglary 51.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.4 7/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Bridge Street Back area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 48th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Bridge Street Back (SR5 1BU) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 152.6% higher than the St Peter's average (135.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Bridge Street Back (SR5 1BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wearmouth Street, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portobello Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Bridge Street Back area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portobello Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wearmouth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Howick Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Park —
Sep 2025Other theft Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary North Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stadium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portobello Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portobello Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portobello Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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