Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaffinch Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 194th highest crime rate of 922 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 Chaffinch Road (SR5 3AP) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% higher than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaffinch Road (SR5 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Street. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaffinch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Defender Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wessington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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