Crime Rates at Shakespeare Street, Sunderland, SR5 2PE

Shakespeare Street 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 Shakespeare Street (SR5 2PE) 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 Shakespeare Street (SR5 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 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.