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Crime in SR6 8

How much crime is recorded in SR6 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
11,239 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR6 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR6 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).

SR6 8National
Shoplifting19.48.4
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Burglary6.29.1
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Robbery1.51.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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