Total Crime Rate
59.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sea Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Sea Road (SR6 9EB) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sea Road (SR6 9EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sea Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Side Cliff Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fulwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lawson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maud Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rosedale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashleigh Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosedale Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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