Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Park Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 371st 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 Park Avenue (SR3 2EF) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (SR3 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Villas, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairways (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairways 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Villas —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Londonderry Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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