Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR4 9NL
How much crime is recorded in SR4 9NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pennywell and Grindon
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,296 (2024)
SR4 9NLSunderland
How safe is SR4 9NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR4 9NL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9NLNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.54.6
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.71.5
Other theft0.64.5
Burglary0.59.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.