Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR6 8LA
How much crime is recorded in SR6 8LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fulwell
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,146 (2024)
SR6 8LASunderland
How safe is SR6 8LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR6 8LA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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).
SR6 8LANational
Burglary6.89.1
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.71.5
Other theft0.24.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.