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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SR2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SR2 recorded 317 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.93 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 25.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 26.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring93.72 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment317 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 26.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

317
trending_down -6.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

93.72per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,054

Within SR2 district

Sunderland

45,723

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Park Lane Map
total: 46 Shoplifting: 24 Anti-social behaviour: 6
46
Petrol Station Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 13 Public order: 1
15
Worcester Terrace Map
total: 14 Criminal damage and arson: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 4
14
Stockton Road Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 1
10
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Cowan Terrace Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Peel Street Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Burglary: 1
6
Azalea Terrace North Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
Parking Area Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 4
4
Princess Street Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 4
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
317 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
80
25.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
64
20.2%
Shoplifting
47
14.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
38
12.0%
Public Order
25
7.9%
Other Theft
20
6.3%
Burglary
10
3.2%
Vehicle Crime
9
2.8%
Other Crime
9
2.8%
Weapons Possession
4
1.3%
Drug Offences
3
0.9%
Robbery
3
0.9%
Theft from Person
3
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.6%

Crime Analysis: SR2

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in SR2 at 25.2%. Anti-social Behaviour (20.2%) and Shoplifting (14.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SR2 has fallen sharply — by 26.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SR2 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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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -6.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -26.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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