Total Crime Rate

171.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cardigan 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 Cardigan Road (SR5 3TL) 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 Cardigan Road (SR5 3TL), the main crime hotspot is near Clovelly Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Crimea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craigshaw Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clacton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chatham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cheam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corinthian Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clovelly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clovelly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Crieff Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Crimea Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Crieff Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crieff Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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