Total Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Avonmouth Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Doxford , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 922 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 Avonmouth Road (SR3 3JA) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Doxford average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 243.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avonmouth Road (SR3 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aston Square, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Munslow Road (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 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldwych Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aston Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Archer Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Caernarvon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aston Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aldwych Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ardrossan Road | Under investigation |
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