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Safest Areas in Sunderland

Data: 2025-04 to 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk

Burglaries (12 months)

898

5.23 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

+55%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Sunderland

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Doxford

2.19/1,000
Safety score: 62
2

St Anne's

2.57/1,000
Safety score: 52
3

St Chad's

2.88/1,000
Safety score: 45
4

Ryhope

3.22/1,000
Safety score: 39
5

Sandhill

3.40/1,000
Safety score: 35
6

Fulwell

3.68/1,000
Safety score: 31
7

Silksworth

3.73/1,000
Safety score: 30
8

Castle

4.40/1,000
Safety score: 21
9

Redhill

4.52/1,000
Safety score: 20
10

Barnes

4.69/1,000
Safety score: 18
11

Pallion

5.05/1,000
Safety score: 15
12

St Peter's

6.02/1,000
Safety score: 10
13

St Michael's

6.30/1,000
Safety score: 8
14

Washington North

7.14/1,000
Safety score: 6
15

Southwick

7.53/1,000
Safety score: 5
16

Millfield

11.81/1,000
Safety score: 1
17

Hendon

13.49/1,000
Safety score: 1

Burglary hotspots in Sunderland

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Hendon

13.49/1,000
Safety score: 1
2

Millfield

11.81/1,000
Safety score: 1
3

Southwick

7.53/1,000
Safety score: 5
4

Washington North

7.14/1,000
Safety score: 6
5

St Michael's

6.30/1,000
Safety score: 8
6

St Peter's

6.02/1,000
Safety score: 10
7

Pallion

5.05/1,000
Safety score: 15
8

Barnes

4.69/1,000
Safety score: 18
9

Redhill

4.52/1,000
Safety score: 20
10

Castle

4.40/1,000
Safety score: 21
11

Silksworth

3.73/1,000
Safety score: 30
12

Fulwell

3.68/1,000
Safety score: 31
13

Sandhill

3.40/1,000
Safety score: 35
14

Ryhope

3.22/1,000
Safety score: 39
15

St Chad's

2.88/1,000
Safety score: 45
16

St Anne's

2.57/1,000
Safety score: 52
17

Doxford

2.19/1,000
Safety score: 62

About Sunderland

Population

171,568

Households

76,796

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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-04 to 2026-03.