Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR2 0LA
How much crime is recorded in SR2 0LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ryhope
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
How safe is SR2 0LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR2 0LA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
SR2 0LANational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.14.5
Robbery3.41.4
Other crime2.51.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.