Crime Rates at Fordham Road, Sunderland, SR4 0AU

Fordham Road area has the lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordham Road (SR4 0AU) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Pallion average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordham Road (SR4 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Felsham Square. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.