Crime Rates at Forster Street, Sunderland, SR6 0JU

Forster Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 256th 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 Forster Street (SR6 0JU) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the St Peter's average (135.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 475.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 525.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forster Street (SR6 0JU), the main crime hotspot is near Dixon'S Square. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.