Total Crime Rate

159.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 159.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fordfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 926 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 Fordfield Road (SR4 6UY) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% higher than the Pallion average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordfield Road (SR4 6UY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fordfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences General Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Warennes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fordham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fourstones Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fourstones Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order General Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Falmouth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felsham Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warennes Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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