Crime Rates at Berwick Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 4NE

Berwick Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 396th 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 Berwick Avenue (SR5 4NE) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berwick Avenue (SR5 4NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barrow Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borodin Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.