Total Crime Rate

170.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 170.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradshaw Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 181st highest crime rate of 926 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 Bradshaw Square (SR5 4HS) in the last 12 months was 170.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher than the Castle average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradshaw Square (SR5 4HS), 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 Bradshaw Square 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

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