Total Crime Rate

322.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 322.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sea Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 59th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sea Road (SR6 9DA) in the last 12 months was 322.2 per 1,000 residents and was 273.1% higher than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sea Road (SR6 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Thorburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moran Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pauline Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitburn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lawson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorburn Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rosedale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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