Total Crime Rate

240.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brabant Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 102nd 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 Brabant Gardens (SR5 3DB) in the last 12 months was 240.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brabant Gardens (SR5 3DB), 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 Brabant Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sheppard Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernwill Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernwill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Briars
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brabant Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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

Data Sources

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