Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ramillies Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 257th 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 Ramillies Road (SR5 5JF) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramillies Road (SR5 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Rutherford Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ramillies Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Runcorn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robertson Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutherford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revelstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutherford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravenscourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Scafell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramillies Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmoor View —
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Data Sources

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