City
Crime in Sunderland
How much crime is recorded in Sunderland, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 179,216 (2024)
SunderlandCity
How safe is Sunderland
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in Sunderland, 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
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
SunderlandNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Shoplifting13.08.4
Burglary11.99.1
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Public order5.64.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.