Total Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ambleside Terrace area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 57th 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 Ambleside Terrace (SR6 8NP) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ambleside Terrace (SR6 8NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crummock Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cairns Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince George Avenue | Under investigation |
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