Total Crime Rate

331.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.4 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 331.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Public order 36.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tennyson Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 41st highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Street (SR5 2LE) in the last 12 months was 331.1 per 1,000 residents and was 395.2% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 217.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Street (SR5 2LE), 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 Tennyson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goschen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Okehampton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Keats Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goschen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scoresby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kismet Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station 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 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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