Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR5 3LU
How much crime is recorded in SR5 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Hylton
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
How safe is SR5 3LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR5 3LU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 3LUNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Shoplifting15.08.4
Burglary14.79.1
Criminal damage and arson13.44.7
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.