Total Crime Rate

144.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 144.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Barking Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 185th 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 Barking Square (SR5 4RF) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barking Square (SR5 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Borodin Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barking Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrade Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrade Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockermouth Road —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrade Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caithness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barking Square —
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Data Sources

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