Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ravenswood Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 445th highest crime rate of 926 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 Ravenswood Road (SR5 5JW) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenswood Road (SR5 5JW), the main crime hotspot is near Kildare Square. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ravenswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reedling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kildare Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kildare Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kildare Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rangoon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rangoon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildare Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rennie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rutherford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kildare Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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