Total Crime Rate

213.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cricklewood Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 124th highest crime rate of 926 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 Cricklewood Road (SR5 3SP) in the last 12 months was 213.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricklewood Road (SR5 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caspian Square, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clacton Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cricklewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corinthian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cheam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caspian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cardiff Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caspian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caspian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Calais Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Calais Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Caspian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maydown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crieff Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crieff Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crieff Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colombo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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