Total Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Dykelands Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 926 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 8DX) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Dykelands Road (SR6 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sea Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Druridge Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dykelands Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorburn Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Grove
Sep 2025Burglary Thorburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lawson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maud Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seafields Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rosedale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Suspect charged as part of another case

Data Sources

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