Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR5 1BA
How much crime is recorded in SR5 1BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monkwearmouth
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
SR5 1BASunderland
How safe is SR5 1BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 66.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR5 1BA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
209
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).
SR5 1BANational
Shoplifting51.68.4
Anti-social behaviour46.410.7
Burglary43.09.1
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Criminal damage and arson14.44.7
Public order9.64.6
Robbery8.21.4
Other theft7.94.5
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Other crime4.81.5
Drugs4.32.4
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.