Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Hylton Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 214th 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 North Hylton Road (SR5 2SU) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Hylton Road (SR5 2SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Terrace, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Poplars (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Hylton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Florence Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abbay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darwin Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadsheath Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Crescent —
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Data Sources

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