Total Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • 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 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 2NF) 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 2NF, the main crime hotspot is near Norton Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in SR5 2NF area

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

Data Sources

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