Total Crime Rate

237.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 237.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.7 10/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ravenscourt Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 72nd 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 Ravenscourt Road (SR5 5DT) in the last 12 months was 237.6 per 1,000 residents and was 110.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenscourt Road (SR5 5DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raeburn Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramillies Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ravenscourt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Scafell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramillies Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Runcorn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robertson Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revelstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravenscourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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