Total Crime Rate
133.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 18th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 260th highest crime rate of 926 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 This (SR5 2NB) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% higher than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode SR5 2NB, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lord Gort Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norton Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fulwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | The Poplars | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grosvenor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gordon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gordon Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Julius Caesar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Taylor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lord Gort Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lord Gort Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lord Gort Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Gort Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lord Gort Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cato Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cato Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Taylor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | The Poplars | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Poplars | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lichfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Church View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cato Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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