Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 37.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Craigshaw Square area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 266th 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 Craigshaw Square (SR5 3NG) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craigshaw Square (SR5 3NG), 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 Craigshaw Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caithness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockermouth Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Baltimore Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corinthian Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corinthian Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
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Data Sources

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