Crime Rates at Cato Street, Sunderland, SR5 2LU

Cato Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 180th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cato Street (SR5 2LU) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 119.5% higher than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 433.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cato Street (SR5 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lord Gort Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.