Total Crime Rate

465.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 465.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 321.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chatham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 24th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Road (SR5 3QA) in the last 12 months was 465.4 per 1,000 residents and was 312.9% higher than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 54.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Road (SR5 3QA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 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 Chatham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corinthian Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corinthian Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Washington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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