What is the crime rate in sunderland?

As of March 2026, sunderland has an annual crime rate of 92.37 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,254 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does sunderland rank nationally for crime?

sunderland ranks #65 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in sunderland?

The most common crime type in sunderland is Violence & Sexual Offences with 669 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 29.7% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Northumbria Police Police

sunderland Crime Intelligence Report

sunderland recorded 2,254 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 8.05 per 1,000 residents. This places sunderland at #65 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 20390.9% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 16.4% lower.

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

Total Crimes

2,254

trending_up +20390.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

92.37per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#216of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Tyne and Wear

#3rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 50	50
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 34	34
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 28	28
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 21 Public order: 3	21
On or near Derwent Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 17 Public order: 3 Robbery: 2	17
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 18	18
On or near Stockton Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 13 Public order: 3	13
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12	12
On or near Cowan Terrace Map	Anti-social behaviour: 12	12
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11	11

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

2,254 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

669

29.7%

Anti-social Behaviour

431

19.1%

Shoplifting

275

12.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

234

10.4%

Public Order

160

7.1%

Burglary

115

5.1%

Vehicle Crime

113

5.0%

Other Crime

3.6%

Other Theft

3.4%

Drug Offences

1.7%

Robbery

1.2%

Weapons Possession

0.8%

Theft from Person

0.4%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

Stop & Search

March 2026

637

Total Stops

25.1%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

371

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Article for use in theft

Articles for use in criminal damage

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Evidence of offences under the Act

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal419

Arrest160

Community resolution30

Summons / charged by post20

Caution (simple or conditional)5

Khat or Cannabis warning3

Gender

Male481

Female69

Other2

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

88.3%

White

5.9%

Asian

3.7%

Black

2.2%

Other

Stop & search data published by Northumbria Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

25 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Hendon	279	191.0
2	St Peter's	108	126.9
3	Southwick	136	123.2
4	Pallion	149	97.5
5	Castle	113	95.8

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	St Chad's	65	5.2
shield	Washington North	96	4.0
shield	Barnes	42	3.9
shield	Washington East	64	4.8
shield	Shiney Row	58	4.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +20390.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -16.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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