Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR3 2DU
How much crime is recorded in SR3 2DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silksworth
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,416 (2024)
SR3 2DUSunderland
How safe is SR3 2DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR3 2DU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 2DUNational
Shoplifting19.88.4
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary12.99.1
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Public order7.34.6
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.64.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.