Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Side Cliff Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Side Cliff Road (SR6 9JR) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Fulwell average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Side Cliff Road (SR6 9JR), the main crime hotspot is near Park Gate. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Side Cliff Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Rosedale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maud Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Grove
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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