Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (SR4 0DZ) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (SR4 0DZ), 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Hainford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sapphire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestman Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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