Crime Rates at Lavender Grove, Sunderland, SR5 3EJ

Lavender Grove area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 205th 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 Lavender Grove (SR5 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Grove (SR5 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Grove, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.