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Crime in SR2 8JP

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

Neighbourhood
Hendon & Docks
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,159 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR2 8JP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR2 8JP 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 8JPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary17.69.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order5.34.6
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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.

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