Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Surrey Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Surrey Avenue (SR3 2DL) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Avenue (SR3 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Comet Square. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Surrey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Londonderry Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlereagh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castlereagh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tempest Street 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 2025Other crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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