Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blyth Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Blyth Street (SR5 4HP) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Castle average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blyth Street (SR5 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near Hylton Lane. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blyth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bowness Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bowness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burke Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentucky Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kentucky Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bradshaw Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bradshaw Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bentham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brisbane Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hylton Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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