Total Crime Rate

692.3 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 692.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 481.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Whitburn Bents Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 14th highest crime rate of 926 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 Whitburn Bents Road (SR6 8BF) in the last 12 months was 692.3 per 1,000 residents and was 701.7% higher than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitburn Bents Road (SR6 8BF), the main crime hotspot is near Cleveland View. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitburn Bents Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whitburn Bents Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland View —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleveland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitby Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitby Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitby Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskdale Road —
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Data Sources

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