Crime Rates at Maplewood Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 5AY

Maplewood Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 187th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maplewood Avenue (SR5 5AY) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% higher than the Redhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplewood Avenue (SR5 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinewood Square, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westport Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.