Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR3 1SB
How much crime is recorded in SR3 1SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorney Close & Plains Farm
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,435 (2024)
SR3 1SBSunderland
How safe is SR3 1SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR3 1SB 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 1SBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Burglary8.39.1
Public order5.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other crime3.11.5
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.31.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 85% 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.