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Crime Rates in Sunderland, local authority district

Crime Rate

133

133

High 7/10

Last updated: 11.09.2024

Annual total crime rate in Sunderland, (local authority district) is 133 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 7 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Sunderland (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 42.3 6/10
Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
Shoplifting 11.8 7/10
Public order 9.01 7/10
Other theft 7.9 5/10
Vehicle crime 6.89 6/10
Burglary 5.34 7/10
Other crime 3.22 8/10
Drugs 2.89 5/10
Possession of weapons 1.2 7/10
Bicycle theft 0.919 4/10
Robbery 0.846 4/10
Theft from the person 0.591 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Aug 2023 - Jul 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Sunderland (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Sunderland (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Sunderland (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Sunderland (local authority district) and North East (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Sunderland
    LAD
  • North East
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Sunderland (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Sunderland (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Doxford74.4 low
2. Washington East75.3 low
3. Fulwell76.1 low
4. Washington South80 low
5. Copt Hill87.6 low
6. Barnes88.5 low
7. Washington West89.6 low
8. St Chad's89.8 low
9. Shiney Row92.9 low
10. Houghton111 low
11. Silksworth115 medium
12. Hetton119 medium
13. Ryhope124 medium
14. Castle127 medium
15. Pallion130 medium
16. St Anne's132 medium
17. St Michael's133 medium
18. Sandhill135 medium
19. Redhill136 medium
20. St Peter's144 medium
21. Washington Central151 medium
22. Southwick184 medium
23. Washington North190 medium
24. Millfield271 high
25. Hendon385 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Aug 2023 - Jul 2024

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