Total Crime Rate
131.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Craigavon Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 276th 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 Craigavon Road (SR5 3PB) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Craigavon Road (SR5 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cranleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Briars | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cowdray Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Calthwaite Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coleridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craigavon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranleigh Road | Under investigation |
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