Total Crime Rate

294.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 294.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Riverside Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 69th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Road (SR5 3JG) in the last 12 months was 294.3 per 1,000 residents and was 240.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Road (SR5 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Hylton Park Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hylton Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Riverside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hylton Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hepworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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