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Overview of Sunderland crime rate

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Crime status: medium.

In the comparison of 25 local areas, Sunderland holds the 9th position for crime rates. The year 2023 witnessed 38,468 incidents, with the local population being 274,171. This results in a crime rate of 140.31 per 1,000 inhabitants, indicating a 2.54% rise from the previous year.

The primary crime categories in Sunderland include Violence and sexual offences (31.7%), Anti-social behaviour (20.7%), and Criminal damage and arson (11.2%), with the least common being Bicycle theft (0.6%), Robbery (0.6%), and Theft from the person (0.5%).

Sunderland has 25 wards, with the highest crime rates in Millfield (Sunderland) (340.3), Hendon (Sunderland) (315.6), and Southwick (Sunderland) (213.8), while the safest wards are Fulwell (80.7), Washington South (78.0), and Doxford (75.9).

In Sunderland, there has been a notable increase in Anti-social behaviour by 14.81% in 2020, Other theft by 1.6% in 2022, Shoplifting by 5.02% in 2023, Vehicle crime by 1.85% in 2022, and Violence and sexual offences by 2.09% in 2021 and 2.27% in 2022. Conversely, there were significant drops in crime rates including a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 7.91% in 2021 and 5.54% in 2022, a reduction in Criminal damage and arson by 1.87% in 2021, a decrease in Other theft by 3.24% in 2020, a reduction in Public order by 2.78% in 2020, and a decrease in Shoplifting by 3.49% in 2020.

Sunderland crime incidents by crime type

A total of 38468 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 12194 (31.7)%
Anti-social behaviour – 7970 (20.7)%
Criminal damage and arson – 4306 (11.2)%
Shoplifting – 3285 (8.5)%
Public order – 2828 (7.4)%
Other theft – 2420 (6.3)%
Vehicle crime – 1660 (4.3)%
Burglary – 1404 (3.6)%
Other crime – 808 (2.1)%
Drugs – 661 (1.7)%
Possession of weapons – 284 (0.7)%
Bicycle theft – 246 (0.6)%
Robbery – 216 (0.6)%
Theft from the person – 186 (0.5)%

How does Sunderland compare against nearby areas ?

Sunderland ranks 9th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Sunderland is compared against

Crime rates in Sunderland wards

There are 25 wards within Sunderland. Millfield (Sunderland), Hendon (Sunderland), Southwick (Sunderland) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 25 wards from high crime rate to low.