Total Crime Rate
157.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vanguard Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 155th highest crime rate of 922 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 Vanguard Court (SR3 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 171.1% higher than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vanguard Court (SR3 2EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Menai Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murrayfield (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrayfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Menai Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrayfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silksworth Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silksworth Hall Drive | Under investigation |
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