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Crime in SR5 3

How much crime is recorded in SR5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
18,364 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR5 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR5 3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary15.69.1
Shoplifting15.08.4
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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