Crime Rates at Burntland Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 2ES

Burntland Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 214th highest crime rate of 922 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 Burntland Avenue (SR5 2ES) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burntland Avenue (SR5 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinewood Square, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Poplars (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.