Total Crime Rate
86.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colima Avenue 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 Colima Avenue (SR5 3XB) 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 Colima Avenue (SR5 3XB), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Street. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oswald Terrace South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oswald Terrace South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oswald Terrace South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sherbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oswald Terrace South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bodiam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wessington Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bodiam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Defender Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
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