Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR3 1DW
How much crime is recorded in SR3 1DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silksworth
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
SR3 1DWSunderland
How safe is SR3 1DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR3 1DW area, well 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 1DWNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary6.29.1
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other crime4.01.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.