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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)
Crime

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
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).

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
Trend

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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