Total Crime Rate
150.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clovelly Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 217th 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 Clovelly Road (SR5 3LW) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 228.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clovelly Road (SR5 3LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clovelly Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barrow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bingley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clovelly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corinthian Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clovelly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clovelly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clovelly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrow Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clovelly Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craigshaw Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Batley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berwick Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bingley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bingley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baltimore Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Baltimore Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrade Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bentham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrade Crescent | — |
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