Crime Rates at Cato Square, Sunderland, SR5 2LY

Cato Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 127th 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 Cato Square (SR5 2LY) in the last 12 months was 211.0 per 1,000 residents and was 144.3% higher than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 156.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 583.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cato Square (SR5 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norton Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.