Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Craigshaw Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Craigshaw Road (SR5 3NF) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craigshaw Road (SR5 3NF), the main crime hotspot is near Clovelly Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craigshaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bathgate Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crimea Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwick Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Batley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Barnham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crimea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chatham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craigshaw Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Clovelly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clovelly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corinthian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baltimore Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Baltimore Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bingley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Crescent —
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Data Sources

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