Crime Rates at Whickham Street East, Sunderland, SR6 0EH

Whickham Street East area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 180th highest crime rate of 926 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 East (SR6 0EH) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 366.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 157.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whickham Street East (SR6 0EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harelaw Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.