Crime Rates at Cotswold Road, Sunderland, SR5 3LG

Cotswold Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 388th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswold Road (SR5 3LG) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Road (SR5 3LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheltenham Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.