Total Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Bexhill Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 154th lowest 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 Bexhill Road (SR5 4QG) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bexhill Road (SR5 4QG), the main crime hotspot is near Bognor Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bexhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bognor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baxter Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Bognor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockermouth Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Baltimore Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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