Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Ferryboat Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 358th highest crime rate of 922 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 Ferryboat Lane (SR5 3RS) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferryboat Lane (SR5 3RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caspian Square, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardiff Square (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ferryboat Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calais Road —
Apr 2026Public order Calais Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Square —
Apr 2026Public order Cramlington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferryboat Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferryboat Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Ferryboat Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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