Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newcastle Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 447th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newcastle Road (SR5 1JG) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcastle Road (SR5 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Devonshire Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbs Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbs Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Eglinton Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbs Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbs Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbs Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbs Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Northwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pilgrim Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hood Close —
Sep 2025Public order Newbridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eglinton Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1018 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eglinton Street North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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