Total Crime Rate

251.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 95th highest crime rate of 926 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 This (SR5 2ND) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 190.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 114.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SR5 2ND, the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 56 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.

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Crime Over Time in SR5 2ND area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kismet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green
Sep 2025Burglary The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ridley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cato Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thistly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Church View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gordon Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order John Taylor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goschen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cato Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bardolph Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cato Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Scoresby Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faber Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Julius Caesar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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