Total Crime Rate
322.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rutland Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 60th highest crime rate of 926 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 Rutland Avenue (SR3 1JH) in the last 12 months was 322.0 per 1,000 residents and was 293.2% higher than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (β 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rutland Avenue (SR3 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church View, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Doxford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Millport | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norfolk Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Millport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crossways | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norfolk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Menai Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Menai Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athol Grove | Under investigation |
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