Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Brandling Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 364th 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 Brandling Street (SR6 0LR) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brandling Street (SR6 0LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huddlestone Rise (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brandling Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grantham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whickham Street East
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale Road
Apr 2026Public order Topcliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Zetland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brandling Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandling Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mulgrave Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huddlestone Rise
Apr 2026Public order Appley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Zetland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromarsh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beacon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dock Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roker Baths Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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