Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 22.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shields Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shields Road (SR6 8ND) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Shields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A184 —
Apr 2026Other theft The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jefferson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jefferson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haversham Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haversham Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haversham Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haversham Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haversham Park —
Apr 2026Other crime Grizedale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haversham Park —
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Data Sources

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