Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR5 9SR
How much crime is recorded in SR5 9SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sunderland Central & Deptford
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,162 (2024)
SR5 9SRSunderland
How safe is SR5 9SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 78.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR5 9SR area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
78.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
214
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 9SRNational
Violence and sexual offences59.223.6
Anti-social behaviour58.610.7
Burglary27.79.1
Shoplifting22.28.4
Public order16.44.6
Criminal damage and arson14.84.7
Other theft9.84.5
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Drugs4.72.4
Other crime4.71.5
Theft from the person3.22.1
Robbery3.01.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.