Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 106.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Johnstone Villas area has the 24th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 275th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Johnstone Villas (SR5 1HE) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnstone Villas (SR5 1HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edward Burdis Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southwick Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Johnstone Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Burdis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newbold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keir Hardie Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Attwood Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Edward Burdis Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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