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Crime in SR3 1QL

How much crime is recorded in SR3 1QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Thorney Close & Plains Farm
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,553 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR3 1QL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR3 1QL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).

SR3 1QLNational
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Criminal damage and arson12.34.7
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Public order4.94.6
Other crime3.71.5
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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