Crime Rates at The Briars, Sunderland, SR5 3DU

The Briars area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 276th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Briars (SR5 3DU) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Castle average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Briars (SR5 3DU), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Street. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.