Total Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 77.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baxter Square area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 411th 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 Baxter Square (SR5 4ND) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxter Square (SR5 4ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boston Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bognor Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Baxter Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birrell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Square —
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 2026Other crime Berwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bognor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bognor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baxter Square —
Apr 2026Other crime Boston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boston Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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