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Crime in SR5 1RX

How much crime is recorded in SR5 1RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Southwick
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
3,725 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR5 1RX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR5 1RX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).

SR5 1RXNational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Shoplifting20.88.4
Burglary19.89.1
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Public order9.04.6
Other crime5.01.5
Drugs4.32.4
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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