Northumbria Police

Crime in Sunderland East

Street-level crime statistics for Sunderland East based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,659 crimes in last 12 months

11 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,659 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓15.4% vs Previous 12 Months

11/100 Safety Score

24.2% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 2,659 total crimes recorded in Sunderland East

Violent Crime

1,077

↓12%

Anti-Social Behaviour

383

Criminal Damage & Arson

265

↓27%

Public Order

248

↓25%

Other Theft

150

↓16%

Burglary

113

↓25%

Other Crime

↑13%

Shoplifting

↑12%

Vehicle Crime

↓35%

Drugs

↓23%

Robbery

↑42%

Possession of Weapons

↓46%

Theft from Person

↓29%

Bicycle Theft

↓56%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Sunderland East

239

02/23

229

03/23

286

04/23

256

05/23

256

06/23

236

07/23

296

08/23

316

09/23

272

10/23

250

11/23

206

12/23

216

01/24

212

02/24

262

03/24

231

04/24

302

05/24

295

06/24

281

07/24

305

08/24

262

09/24

271

10/24

235

11/24

232

12/24

256

01/25

267

02/25

215

03/25

263

04/25

225

05/25

244

06/25

230

07/25

260

08/25

206

09/25

243

10/25

245

11/25

195

12/25

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Sunderland East (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Sunderland East

January 2026 66 crimes December 2025 195 crimes November 2025 245 crimes October 2025 243 crimes September 2025 206 crimes August 2025 260 crimes July 2025 230 crimes June 2025 244 crimes May 2025 225 crimes April 2025 263 crimes March 2025 215 crimes February 2025 267 crimes January 2025 256 crimes December 2024 232 crimes November 2024 235 crimes October 2024 271 crimes September 2024 262 crimes August 2024 305 crimes July 2024 281 crimes June 2024 295 crimes May 2024 302 crimes April 2024 231 crimes March 2024 262 crimes February 2024 212 crimes January 2024 216 crimes December 2023 206 crimes November 2023 250 crimes October 2023 272 crimes September 2023 316 crimes August 2023 296 crimes July 2023 236 crimes June 2023 256 crimes May 2023 256 crimes April 2023 286 crimes March 2023 229 crimes February 2023 239 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.