Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thompson Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thompson Road (SR5 1PL) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thompson Road (SR5 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thompson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newhaven Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cairns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eston Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Honister Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bywell Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bywell Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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