Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lichfield Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 321st highest crime rate of 922 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 Lichfield Road (SR5 2NS) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (SR5 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eyemouth Lane, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goschen Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyemouth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goschen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scoresby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eyemouth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eyemouth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Coldstream Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kismet Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Okehampton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goschen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarendon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coldstream Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manx Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manx Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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