Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cardigan Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 325th highest crime rate of 922 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 Cardigan Road (SR5 3TL) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Castle average (112.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Road (SR5 3TL), the main crime hotspot is near Clovelly Road. Police recorded 18 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 Cardigan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockermouth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cramlington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campbell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cramlington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corinthian Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corinthian Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caithness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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