Total Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 23.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • 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 crime 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
  • 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

Dykelands Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 156th 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 8EP) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dykelands Road (SR6 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sea Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitburn Terrace (9 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Maud Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laindon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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