Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 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 116.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Sunderland Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 596th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

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 Sunderland Road (SR8 3AT) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Easington average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Road (SR8 3AT), the main crime hotspot is near Sunderland Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunderland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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