Total Crime Rate

1136.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

632.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1136.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 632.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 359.0 10/10
  • Public order 243.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 158.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 85.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.2 10/10
  • Drugs 68.4 10/10
  • Other theft 47.0 10/10
  • Other crime 34.2 10/10
  • Robbery 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shakespeare Street area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 8th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Street (SR5 2JF) in the last 12 months was 1136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1600.2% 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 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -39.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 632.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Street (SR5 2JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lord Gort Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kismet Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collingwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Collingwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goschen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coldstream Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coldstream Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Suddick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Usher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Keats Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goschen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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