Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castlereagh Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 186th 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 Castlereagh Street (SR3 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% higher than the Doxford average (81.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlereagh Street (SR3 1HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall View, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Comet Square (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castlereagh Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fairways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tunstall View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blind Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blind Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Blind Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tempest Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Davison Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Davison Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Castlereagh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlereagh Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Londonderry Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tunstall View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minehead Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tunstall View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tunstall View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tunstall View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tunstall View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Seaham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tunstall View Under investigation

Data Sources

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