Total Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wearmouth Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Wearmouth Avenue (SR5 1LY) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wearmouth Avenue (SR5 1LY), 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 Wearmouth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Eglinton Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft 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 2025Other crime Eglinton Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newbridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Moray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eglinton Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newhaven Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Zion Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1018 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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