Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 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 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Banbury Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 428th highest 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 Banbury Avenue (SR5 4LE) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Avenue (SR5 4LE), the main crime hotspot is near Barrow Street. Police recorded 19 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baxter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baxter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Bradford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Berwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birrell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birrell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrade Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrade Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayswater Avenue —
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Data Sources

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