Postcode area · Sunderland
Crime in SR
How much crime is recorded in SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 271,808 (2024)
SRPostcode area · Sunderland
How safe is SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
SRNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Shoplifting14.68.4
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary11.79.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.