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Crime in SR2 9

How much crime is recorded in SR2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
14,192 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR2 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR2 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary10.79.1
Shoplifting7.28.4
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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