Crime Rates at Lilac Avenue, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1DP

Lilac Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 388th highest crime rate of 922 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 Lilac Avenue (SR3 1DP) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% higher than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Avenue (SR3 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Villas, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tunstall Village Green (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.