Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dartford Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 435th 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 Dartford Road (SR6 8HF) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dartford Road (SR6 8HF), the main crime hotspot is near Whitburn Terrace. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dartford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorburn Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Thorburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moran Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moran Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lawson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitburn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moran Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rosedale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Maud Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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