Sunderland East vs Westerhope and Newburn

Sunderland East has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,659 crimes in the last 12 months. Westerhope and Newburn has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 5,206 crimes. Sunderland East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sunderland East shows a year-on-year crime trend of -15.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Westerhope and Newburn shows -10.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sunderland East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,077 incidents). In Westerhope and Newburn, it is Violent Crime (1,712 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sunderland East recorded 383 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Westerhope and Newburn recorded 1,100. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sunderland East totalled 1,077 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,712 in Westerhope and Newburn. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sunderland East recorded 3,144 crimes (now 2,659, a change of -15.4%). Westerhope and Newburn recorded 5,828 crimes previously (now 5,206, -10.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Sunderland East has a resolution rate of 24.2% and Westerhope and Newburn has 22.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Sunderland East falls within the Northumbria Police boundary. Westerhope and Newburn is covered by Northumbria Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Sunderland East and Westerhope and Newburn. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.