NE9 has an annual crime rate of 65.5 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in NE9?

As of April 2026, NE9 has an annual crime rate of 65.5 per 1,000 residents, based on 296 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in NE9?

The most common crime type in NE9 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 66 incidents in April 2026 — 22.3% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the NE9 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in NE9: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

NE9 recorded 296 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.34 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 22.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring65.5 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment296 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_downCrime down 4.8% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

296

trending_up +21.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

65.5per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,009

Within NE9 district

Sunderland

55,408

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Trafford Map	total: 27 Shoplifting: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 3	27
Supermarket Map	total: 22 Shoplifting: 19 Public order: 1	22
Richmond Close Map	total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4	13
Ivanhoe View Map	total: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Other theft: 2	10
Elder Grove Map	total: 9 Shoplifting: 3 Robbery: 2	9
Hospital Map	total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3	7
B1296 Map	total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1	7
Woodford Map	total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1	6
Parking Area Map	total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Other theft: 1	6
Balmlaw Map	total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 1	5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

296 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

22.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

17.9%

Shoplifting

15.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

10.5%

Burglary

8.1%

Other Theft

7.1%

Public Order

6.4%

Vehicle Crime

3.7%

Other Crime

3.4%

Robbery

2.0%

Drug Offences

1.7%

Theft from Person

1.0%

Bicycle Theft

0.7%

Crime Analysis: NE9

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in NE9 at 22.3%. Anti-social Behaviour (17.9%) and Shoplifting (15.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in NE9 has fallen slightly — by 4.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for NE9 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_up +21.8%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.8%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.6%

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