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Crime in SR2 8

How much crime is recorded in SR2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
13,527 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR2 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR2 8, well above 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
60.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
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).

SR2 8National
Violence and sexual offences46.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Burglary19.19.1
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Shoplifting10.68.4
Public order10.04.6
Other theft8.44.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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