Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cockermouth Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 393rd 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 Cockermouth Road (SR5 3LT) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cockermouth Road (SR5 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near Barking Crescent. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cockermouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockermouth Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Baltimore Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caithness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crimea Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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