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Crime in SR5 5

How much crime is recorded in SR5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
12,147 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR5 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR5 5, above 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Criminal damage and arson13.94.7
Shoplifting13.18.4
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Burglary11.79.1
Other crime5.21.5
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.24.5
Robbery2.21.4
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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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