Sunderland crime stats
The overall crime rate in Sunderland city is 137.5 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 7.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 32.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 127% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 25.3% over the last twelve months.The category of "criminal damage and arson crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Criminal damage and arson crime" rate is at 186% of national crime rate which puts Sunderland on 8. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Criminal damage and arson crime" makes up 10.5% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "criminal damage and arson crime" is 2.5k cases and has decreased by 10.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2023 - September 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 32.5% | 51. lowest | 127% | 7.8k | -4.8% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 17.8% | 20. highest | 154% | 4.2k | -18.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 10.5% | 8. highest | 186% | 2.5k | -10.8% |
| Shoplifting crime | 9.2% | 33. highest | 157% | 2.2k | 1.9% |
| Public order crime | 7.2% | 44. highest | 135% | 1.7k | -12.5% |
| Other theft crime | 6.1% | 48. highest | 111% | 1.5k | -13.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 4.6% | 51. highest | 101% | 1.1k | -2.5% |
| Burglary crime | 4.3% | 27. highest | 139% | 1.0k | 3.7% |
| Drugs crime | 2.5% | 51. highest | 121% | 589 | 25.3% |
| Other crime | 2.3% | 24. highest | 160% | 555 | 4.7% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.9% | 51. lowest | 137% | 219 | 16.5% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.8% | 50. lowest | 111% | 196 | -0.5% |
| Robbery crime | 0.7% | 39. lowest | 76% | 175 | 20.7% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.5% | 42. lowest | 33% | 129 | -5.1% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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