Total Crime Rate

172.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 172.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Blackwood Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 136th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwood Road (SR5 4PS) in the last 12 months was 172.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwood Road (SR5 4PS), 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 Blackwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayswater Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street 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 Brentford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Berwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birrell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Road 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 2026Public order Bradford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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