Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Bayswater Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 269th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bayswater Avenue (SR5 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayswater Avenue (SR5 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hylton Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bayswater Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentucky Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Washington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brisbane Street —
Apr 2026Public order Kentucky Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hylton Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayswater Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentucky Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentucky Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hylton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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