Total Crime Rate

234.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 234.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walter Thomas Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 76th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walter Thomas Street (SR5 2EY) in the last 12 months was 234.0 per 1,000 residents and was 250.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Thomas Street (SR5 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near The Poplars. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walter Thomas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darwin Street —
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 The Poplars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadsheath Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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