Total Crime Rate

515.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 515.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.7 10/10
  • Public order 68.7 10/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.0 7/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rosebery Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 21st 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 Rosebery Street (SR5 1DF) in the last 12 months was 515.0 per 1,000 residents and was 670.3% higher than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 248.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Street (SR5 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Wearmouth Street. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rosebery Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back North Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wearmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1018 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wearmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portobello Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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