Total Crime Rate

568.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 568.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 176.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Other theft 42.6 10/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Burglary 33.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Other crime 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Robbery 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Catherines Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 20th 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 St Catherines Court (SR5 3XJ) in the last 12 months was 568.4 per 1,000 residents and was 347.9% higher than the Castle average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 139.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherines Court (SR5 3XJ), the main crime hotspot is near Castellian Road. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Catherines Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Castellian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Castellian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castellian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castellian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castellian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Castellian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Castellian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castellian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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