Total Crime Rate

309.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 309.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 188.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Robbery 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sea Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 46th highest crime rate of 922 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 9DB) in the last 12 months was 309.6 per 1,000 residents and was 363.1% higher than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sea Road (SR6 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sea Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitburn Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laindon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maud Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winifred Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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