Total Crime Rate
144.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mulberry 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 Mulberry Avenue (SR5 5AZ) 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 Mulberry Avenue (SR5 5AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westport Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Poplars (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westerham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woolwich Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westport Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westport Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westport Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westport Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westerham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentbridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplewood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplewood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Poplars | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oaklands Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Crescent | Under investigation |
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