Total Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cavendish Place area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Place (SR3 1JP) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Place (SR3 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Church View. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scarborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.