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

Colima 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.

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Crime Over Time in Colima Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswald Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wessington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Defender Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bodiam Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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