Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jennifer Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 308th highest crime rate of 922 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 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% lower than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jennifer Avenue (SR5 3BD), 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 Jennifer Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Apr 2026Other crime Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wessington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Defender Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Robbery Bodiam Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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