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Crime in NE37 1NY

How much crime is recorded in NE37 1NY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Springwell & Usworth
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,652 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE37 1NY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE37 1NY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NE37 1NYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary10.59.1
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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