Roker is a seaside resort of Sunderland, city of Sunderland district, Tyne and Wear. England. It is north of the River Wear's mouth and Monkwearmouth, west of the North Sea, east of Fulwell and Seaburn is south. It lies within historic County Durham.

Sunderland is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. The built-up area had a population of 168,277 at the 2021 census, making it the second largest settlement in North East England after Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the metropolitan borough of the same name.