Total Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maydown Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maydown Close (SR5 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maydown Close (SR5 3DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caspian Square, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colombo Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maydown Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calais Road —
Apr 2026Public order Calais Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferryboat Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferryboat Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Ferryboat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tollerton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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