Crime Rates at Dovedale Road, Sunderland, SR6 8LT

Dovedale Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 226th 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 Dovedale Road (SR6 8LT) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Road (SR6 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haversham Park, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kentmere Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.