Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR3 4NP
How much crime is recorded in SR3 4NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorney Close & Plains Farm
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,427 (2024)
SR3 4NPSunderland
How safe is SR3 4NP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR3 4NP area, above 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
40.2
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 4NPNational
Violence and sexual offences32.723.6
Criminal damage and arson16.74.7
Burglary10.39.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Other crime4.81.5
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.