Total Crime Rate

175.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Whickham Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whickham Street (SR6 0EB) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whickham Street (SR6 0EB), 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 Whickham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dock Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whickham Street East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Zetland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Zetland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brandling Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandling Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dixon'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roker Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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