Total Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 17.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 4.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kettering Square area has the lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kettering Square (SR5 4AH) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kettering Square (SR5 4AH), the main crime hotspot is near Kildare Square. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kettering Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramillies Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kildare Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutherford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutherford Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Scafell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kildare Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kildare Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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