Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Forest Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 338th 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 Forest Road (SR4 0DY) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Pallion average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (SR4 0DY), the main crime hotspot is near Poole Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sapphire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pontop Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peplow Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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