Northumbria Police

Crime in Sunderland Central

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,706 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,706 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓12.8% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

27.2% 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 — 5,706 total crimes recorded in Sunderland Central

Violent Crime

1,810

Anti-Social Behaviour

873

↓21%

Shoplifting

704

↓10%

Public Order

438

↓13%

Criminal Damage & Arson

389

↓23%

Other Theft

350

↓23%

Burglary

272

↓27%

Vehicle Crime

252

↓10%

Drugs

219

Other Crime

136

Robbery

106

↑18%

Theft from Person

↓12%

Possession of Weapons

↓13%

Bicycle Theft

↓27%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Sunderland Central

554

02/23

589

03/23

550

04/23

631

05/23

655

06/23

582

07/23

654

08/23

608

09/23

595

10/23

517

11/23

506

12/23

445

01/24

559

02/24

547

03/24

568

04/24

647

05/24

546

06/24

528

07/24

621

08/24

553

09/24

560

10/24

539

11/24

437

12/24

437

01/25

453

02/25

490

03/25

501

04/25

556

05/25

474

06/25

464

07/25

549

08/25

537

09/25

539

10/25

465

11/25

498

12/25

180

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

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

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Sunderland Central

January 2026 180 crimes December 2025 498 crimes November 2025 465 crimes October 2025 539 crimes September 2025 537 crimes August 2025 549 crimes July 2025 464 crimes June 2025 474 crimes May 2025 556 crimes April 2025 501 crimes March 2025 490 crimes February 2025 453 crimes January 2025 437 crimes December 2024 437 crimes November 2024 539 crimes October 2024 560 crimes September 2024 553 crimes August 2024 621 crimes July 2024 528 crimes June 2024 546 crimes May 2024 647 crimes April 2024 568 crimes March 2024 547 crimes February 2024 559 crimes January 2024 445 crimes December 2023 506 crimes November 2023 517 crimes October 2023 595 crimes September 2023 608 crimes August 2023 654 crimes July 2023 582 crimes June 2023 655 crimes May 2023 631 crimes April 2023 550 crimes March 2023 589 crimes February 2023 554 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland East 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.