Is Sunderland a nice place to live?
Wearside city with shipbuilding heritage.
Police.uk data for 2026-06
664 crimes recorded
Within roughly a mile of Sunderland centre. Most common: Violence & sexual offences.
Category breakdown
Violence & sexual offences
192 (29%)
Anti-social behaviour
119 (18%)
Shoplifting
96 (14%)
Criminal damage & arson
60 (9%)
Public order
46 (7%)
Other theft
36 (5%)
Vehicle crime
34 (5%)
Burglary
30 (5%)
Other crime
17 (3%)
Drugs
10 (2%)
Robbery
10 (2%)
Theft from the person
7 (1%)
Bicycle theft
4 (1%)
Possession of weapons
3 (0%)
What this data does and doesn't tell you
This is a count of crimes reported to police and recorded within roughly a mile of Sunderland's centre — it isn't a "safety score" and it doesn't capture things like community, schools, transport links or how an area actually feels to live in. Areas with more footfall (town centres, retail parks) often show higher raw counts simply because more people pass through them, not because they're more dangerous to live in. Use this alongside a proper visit, not instead of one.