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Postcode district · Sunderland

Crime in SR4

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

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
52,963 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR4, broadly in line with 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).

SR4National
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary9.89.1
Shoplifting9.38.4
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order4.74.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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.

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