Postcode sector · Sunderland
Crime in SR1 3
How much crime is recorded in SR1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 11,633 (2024)
How safe is SR1 3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 78.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR1 3, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
78.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
208
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences57.023.6
Anti-social behaviour44.210.7
Burglary37.29.1
Shoplifting32.68.4
Public order16.64.6
Criminal damage and arson13.34.7
Other theft10.24.5
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Drugs5.12.4
Robbery3.91.4
Other crime3.51.5
Theft from the person3.12.1
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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Postcodes in this sector
- SR1 3AA
- SR1 3AD
- SR1 3AE
- SR1 3AH
- SR1 3AP
- SR1 3AW
- SR1 3BL
- SR1 3BN
- SR1 3BT
- SR1 3BY
- SR1 3DE
- SR1 3DG
- SR1 3DH
- SR1 3DP
- SR1 3DR
- SR1 3DS
- SR1 3DW
- SR1 3DX
- SR1 3DY
- SR1 3DZ
- SR1 3EB
- SR1 3EG
- SR1 3EQ
- SR1 3ES
- SR1 3ET
- SR1 3EX
- SR1 3EY
- SR1 3HA
- SR1 3HE
- SR1 3HP
- SR1 3HS
- SR1 3HT
- SR1 3HW
- SR1 3JE
- SR1 3JG
- SR1 3JH
- SR1 3JP
- SR1 3JQ
- SR1 3JT
- SR1 3JU
- SR1 3LB
- SR1 3LD
- SR1 3LE
- SR1 3LF
- SR1 3LG
- SR1 3LH
- SR1 3LJ
- SR1 3NA