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

Ravenscourt Road 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 Ravenscourt Road (SR5 5EW) 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 Ravenscourt Road (SR5 5EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramillies Square, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenscourt Road (13 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rangoon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robertson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rangoon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ravenscourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rothwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robertson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robertson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rennie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ramillies Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramillies Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramillies Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shincliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rutherford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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