Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cardwell Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 390th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardwell Street (SR6 0NH) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the St Peter's average (135.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardwell Street (SR6 0NH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cardwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bede Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harelaw Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cooper Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Harelaw Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harelaw Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ashdale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Horatio Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Horatio Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Zetland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Zetland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harbour View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langeeford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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