Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR5 1PL
How much crime is recorded in SR5 1PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fulwell
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,506 (2024)
SR5 1PLSunderland
How safe is SR5 1PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR5 1PL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SR5 1PLNational
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.