Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR3 1BL
How much crime is recorded in SR3 1BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lakeside & Farrington
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
SR3 1BLSunderland
How safe is SR3 1BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR3 1BL area, 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).
SR3 1BLNational
Anti-social behaviour30.210.7
Shoplifting19.08.4
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order6.14.6
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.74.5
Robbery1.31.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.