Crime Rates at Ferryboat Lane, North Hylton, Sunderland, SR5 3HW

Ferryboat Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 358th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferryboat Lane (SR5 3HW) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferryboat Lane (SR5 3HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dawson Terrace, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Offerton Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.