Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

West Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shiney Row , and the 225th 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 West Avenue (NE38 9AW) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% higher than the Shiney Row average (57.6 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (NE38 9AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larchwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime East Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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