Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 21.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Capetown Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Capetown Road (SR5 3NA) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Capetown Road (SR5 3NA), the main crime hotspot is near Clovelly Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Capetown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corinthian Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corinthian Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cramlington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Square Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockermouth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caithness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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