Total Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Front Road area has the lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Front Road (SR4 0DB) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Pallion average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Front Road (SR4 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friar Square, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Felstead Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Luke'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sapphire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestman Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Felstead Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Felstead Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Westmoor Road | Under investigation |
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