Total Crime Rate

262.4 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 262.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

St Peters View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 88th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters View (SR6 0AG) in the last 12 months was 262.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% 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 98 crimes here, including 42 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Zetland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whickham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dixon'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roker Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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