Total Crime Rate

359.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 359.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Other crime 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorfoot area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorfoot (SR5 5EF) in the last 12 months was 359.1 per 1,000 residents and was 183.0% higher than the Castle average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 160.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfoot (SR5 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Kidderminster Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorfoot area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Coleridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robertson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robertson Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robertson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rennie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ravenscourt Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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