Total Crime Rate

376.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 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 376.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bransdale Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bransdale Avenue (SR6 8AG) in the last 12 months was 376.1 per 1,000 residents and was 462.5% higher than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bransdale Avenue (SR6 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Cleveland View. Police recorded 96 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 Bransdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cleveland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitburn Bents Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitburn Bents Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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