Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR1 2HE
How much crime is recorded in SR1 2HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hendon & Docks
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,214 (2024)
SR1 2HESunderland
How safe is SR1 2HE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR1 2HE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).
SR1 2HENational
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Criminal damage and arson16.44.7
Burglary14.59.1
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Other crime6.91.5
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft5.94.5
Public order4.94.6
Drugs4.82.4
Robbery3.91.4
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.