Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Munro Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 266th 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 Munro Way (SR5 5FB) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Munro Way (SR5 5FB), the main crime hotspot is near Kildare Square. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Munro Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kildare Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robertson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmoor View —
Apr 2026Burglary Kildare Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kildare Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Scafell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutherford Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutherford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Swan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revelstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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