Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 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 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chapel Place area has the 35th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 404th 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 Chapel Place (SR5 1EE) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Place (SR5 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wayman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eglinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbs Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Eglinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stadium Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Northwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newbold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wayman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1018 —
Apr 2026Drugs A1018 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 Keir Hardie Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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