Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ravenswood Square area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 361st highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ravenswood Square (SR5 5JP) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenswood Square (SR5 5JP), 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 Ravenswood Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Scafell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramillies Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Runcorn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutherford Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutherford Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Revelstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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