Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Newcastle Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 193rd 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 Newcastle Road (SR5 1JA) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 114.9% higher than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcastle Road (SR5 1JA), 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 Newcastle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wearmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wearmouth Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back North Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A1018 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wearmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liddell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wearmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portobello Lane —
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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