Total Crime Rate

224.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 224.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bexhill Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 116th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bexhill Road (SR5 4QH) in the last 12 months was 224.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bexhill Road (SR5 4QH), 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 Bexhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boston Street 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 Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borodin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bognor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Baltimore Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baltimore Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bathgate Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baltimore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barking Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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