Total Crime Rate

217.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 217.4 10/10
  • Other theft 110.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Baffin Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Doxford , and the 119th highest crime rate of 926 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 Baffin Court (SR3 2LY) in the last 12 months was 217.4 per 1,000 residents and was 165.4% higher than the Doxford average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baffin Court (SR3 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Court. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baffin Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hightree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Silksworth Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warden Law Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doxford Park Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Doxford Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Millport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Millport Under investigation
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Data Sources

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