Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Clarence Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 410th 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 Clarence Street (SR5 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Street (SR5 2DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadsheath Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Florence Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darwin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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