Total Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kingarth Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingarth Avenue (SR6 8DN) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% lower than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingarth Avenue (SR6 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingarth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Seafields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seafields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seafields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seafields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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