Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Banbury Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 367th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Banbury Avenue (SR5 4LE) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Avenue (SR5 4LE), the main crime hotspot is near Barrow Street. Police recorded 20 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 Banbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bergen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bowness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowness Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bergen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bergen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bingley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birrell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bradshaw Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwick Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burke Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Batley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bradshaw Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birrell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Barrow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bentham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Baxter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrow Street —
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Data Sources

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