Total Crime Rate

48.5 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Baxter Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 280th 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 Baxter Road (SR5 4NA) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxter Road (SR5 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Boston Crescent. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baxter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bergen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borodin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birrell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birrell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bergen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bognor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bergen Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bathgate Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwick Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barking Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baltimore Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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