Crime Rates at Cheltenham Road, Sunderland, SR5 3QH

Cheltenham Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 179th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheltenham Road (SR5 3QH) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Road (SR5 3QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clovelly Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.