Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 66.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Eglinton Street North area has the 30th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 459th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eglinton Street North (SR5 1DY) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eglinton Street North (SR5 1DY), the main crime hotspot is near Southwick Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eglinton Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Eglinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stadium Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Eglinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbs Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wayman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wayman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Northwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newbold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keir Hardie Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A1018 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1018 —
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Data Sources

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