Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 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 98.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cooper Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 309th 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 Cooper Street (SR6 0NB) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Street (SR6 0NB), the main crime hotspot is near Harbour View. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cooper Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huddlestone Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benedict Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Appley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mulgrave Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromarsh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beacon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Topcliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brandling Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Zetland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roker Baths Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation

Data Sources

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