Total Crime Rate

246.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.9 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 246.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Other crime 22.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 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 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 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

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 69th 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 This (SR5 2ND) in the last 12 months was 246.6 per 1,000 residents and was 268.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SR5 2ND, the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in SR5 2ND area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scoresby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goschen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Okehampton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faber Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Keats Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kismet Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goschen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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