Sunderland crime stats
The overall crime rate in Sunderland city is 108.2 crimes per 1,000 which is 107% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 5.9k crimes were violent crimes which is 31.1% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 94% of national crime rate. Theft from the person crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 22.7% over the last 12 months.The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Shoplifting crime rate is at 160% of national crime rate which puts Sunderland on 30. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Shoplifting crime makes up 13.2% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 shoplifting crime totalled 2.5k representing a decrease 1.9% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Sunderland city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 31.1% | 15. lowest | 94% | 5.9k | -22.6% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 17.1% | 50. highest | 115% | 3.2k | -8.3% |
| Shoplifting crime | 13.2% | 30. highest | 160% | 2.5k | -1.9% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 10.0% | 24. highest | 156% | 1.9k | -11.1% |
| Public order crime | 7.0% | 33. lowest | 109% | 1.3k | -24.3% |
| Other theft crime | 4.7% | 12. lowest | 76% | 889 | -29.8% |
| Burglary crime | 4.7% | 27. highest | 138% | 885 | -17.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 3.7% | 26. lowest | 77% | 693 | -24.3% |
| Other crime | 3.2% | 24. highest | 157% | 598 | -21.7% |
| Drugs crime | 1.9% | 11. lowest | 61% | 358 | -45.4% |
| Robbery crime | 1.4% | 47. highest | 109% | 270 | -1.8% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.8% | 20. lowest | 86% | 151 | -26.3% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.6% | 47. lowest | 40% | 119 | 22.7% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.5% | 20. lowest | 65% | 97 | -9.3% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Sunderland crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Sunderland city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Sunderland city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Sunderland city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 18.5 | 16.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10.8 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 14.3 | 8.9 |
| Theft from the person | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.0 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 33.7 | 35.7 |
Sunderland overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Sunderland crime rate comparison map
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