Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 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 52.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Burke Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 382nd 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 Burke Street (SR5 4HT) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burke Street (SR5 4HT), 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 Burke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brisbane Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentucky Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Washington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentucky Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentucky Road —
Apr 2026Public order Kentucky Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayswater Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hylton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hylton Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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