Crime Rates at Charlton Road, Sunderland, SR5 1PH

Charlton Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 67th 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 Charlton Road (SR5 1PH) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlton Road (SR5 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcastle Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.