Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR4 8HS
How much crime is recorded in SR4 8HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pennywell and Grindon
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,907 (2024)
How safe is SR4 8HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR4 8HS 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
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).
SR4 8HSNational
Shoplifting25.98.4
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Burglary10.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
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.