Crime Rates at Alder Street, Sunderland, SR5 3BS

Alder Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 12th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Street (SR5 3BS) in the last 12 months was 639.9 per 1,000 residents and was 467.7% 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 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 170.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Street (SR5 3BS), 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.