Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR5 5SA
How much crime is recorded in SR5 5SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hylton Red House & Marley Pots
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,522 (2024)
How safe is SR5 5SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR5 5SA 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 5SANational
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Criminal damage and arson17.54.7
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary8.39.1
Other crime7.21.5
Public order5.64.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.