Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rennie Square area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 416th 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 Rennie Square (SR5 5EL) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rennie Square (SR5 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near Kidderminster Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rennie Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revelstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramillies Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravenscourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robertson Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutherford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutherford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmoor View —
Apr 2026Other crime Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Scafell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kidderminster Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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