Total Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 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 8.2 1/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ormesby Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ormesby Road (SR6 9HS) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Ormesby Road (SR6 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ormesby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maud Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormesby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laindon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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