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Crime in SR4 6LR

How much crime is recorded in SR4 6LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Millfield
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,922 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR4 6LR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR4 6LR 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
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).

SR4 6LRNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Burglary20.59.1
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Other theft7.74.5
Public order5.84.6
Shoplifting5.88.4
Drugs3.82.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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