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

Bathgate Avenue 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 Bathgate Avenue (SR5 4RD) 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 Bathgate Avenue (SR5 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boston Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bognor Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bathgate Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Other crime Berwick Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Boston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrade Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boston Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockermouth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrade Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bognor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baltimore Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bognor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crimea Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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