Crime Rates at Cheltenham Road, Sunderland, SR5 3QF

Cheltenham Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 394th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheltenham Road (SR5 3QF) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Road (SR5 3QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheltenham Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.