Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR2 8PD
How much crime is recorded in SR2 8PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hendon & Docks
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,216 (2024)
SR2 8PDSunderland
How safe is SR2 8PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 63.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR2 8PD area, 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
63.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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 8PDNational
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Burglary20.09.1
Criminal damage and arson12.14.7
Other theft9.94.5
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Public order7.34.6
Other crime5.21.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs3.62.4
Robbery2.21.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.