Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 143.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brandling Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 191st highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brandling Street (SR6 0LN) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brandling Street (SR6 0LN), the main crime hotspot is near Brandling Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brandling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Brandling Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Appley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandling Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Zetland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roker Baths Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Zetland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grantham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whickham Street East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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