Total Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 7.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kentmere Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 19th 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 Kentmere Avenue (SR6 8PD) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentmere Avenue (SR6 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haversham Park, where police recorded 14 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kentmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jefferson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haversham Park —
Apr 2026Other crime Grizedale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haversham Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haversham Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haversham Park —
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
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Data Sources

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