Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Jennifer Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 424th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jennifer Avenue (SR5 3BD) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Castle average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jennifer Avenue (SR5 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Street. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jennifer Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order East View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sheppard Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime East View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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