Total Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 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 11.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Dykelands Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 47th 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 Dykelands Road (SR6 8DW) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dykelands Road (SR6 8DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seafields, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince'S Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dykelands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dorking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seafields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Seafields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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