Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 127.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 288th 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 Park Avenue (SR3 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 18 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 Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (SR3 2EQ), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Villas —
Sep 2025Public order Fairways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Londonderry Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Davison Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Davison Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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