Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR6 9RR
How much crime is recorded in SR6 9RR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monkwearmouth
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,401 (2024)
How safe is SR6 9RR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR6 9RR area, 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
31
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).
SR6 9RRNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.14.6
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.