Total Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Fairlands East area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 359th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairlands East (SR6 9QX) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the St Peter's average (135.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairlands East (SR6 9QX), the main crime hotspot is near Portobello Lane. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairlands East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Moreland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marcia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1018 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Moray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portobello Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portobello Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Leeds Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portobello Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fulwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portobello Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portobello Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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