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Crime in NE37 3

How much crime is recorded in NE37 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
7,038 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE37 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE37 3, 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 3National
Burglary19.99.1
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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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