Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 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 89.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Peters View area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 344th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters View (SR6 0AG) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the St Peter's average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters View (SR6 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Dixon'S Square. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Zetland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Zetland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dock Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon'S Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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