Total Crime Rate
224.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bathgate Avenue 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 Bathgate Avenue (SR5 4QN) 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 Bathgate Avenue (SR5 4QN), 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borodin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bognor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bathgate Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barking Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baltimore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boston Street | Under investigation |
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