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Vehicle crime in Sunderland 12 months to June 2026
3.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,107 vehicle crime offences in Sunderland in the 12 months to June 2026, down 31.6% (512) on the previous 12 months. That is 3.9 per 1,000 residents against 5.0 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Vehicle crime” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 287,070 Monthly, December 2010 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: December 2010 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2010 2015 2020 2025 December 2010: 100 offences January 2011: 121 offences February 2011: 111 offences March 2011: 113 offences April 2011: 91 offences May 2011: 134 offences June 2011: 132 offences July 2011: 105 offences August 2011: 85 offences September 2011: 113 offences October 2011: 144 offences November 2011: 173 offences December 2011: 99 offences January 2012: 112 offences February 2012: 119 offences March 2012: 115 offences April 2012: 110 offences May 2012: 70 offences June 2012: 105 offences July 2012: 55 offences August 2012: 107 offences September 2012: 92 offences October 2012: 121 offences November 2012: 137 offences December 2012: 98 offences January 2013: 93 offences February 2013: 100 offences March 2013: 114 offences April 2013: 107 offences May 2013: 115 offences June 2013: 116 offences July 2013: 91 offences August 2013: 129 offences September 2013: 104 offences October 2013: 95 offences November 2013: 85 offences December 2013: 86 offences January 2014: 104 offences February 2014: 107 offences March 2014: 99 offences April 2014: 123 offences May 2014: 94 offences June 2014: 106 offences July 2014: 116 offences August 2014: 115 offences September 2014: 100 offences October 2014: 136 offences November 2014: 111 offences December 2014: 135 offences January 2015: 116 offences February 2015: 69 offences March 2015: 62 offences April 2015: 83 offences May 2015: 85 offences June 2015: 93 offences July 2015: 78 offences August 2015: 109 offences September 2015: 112 offences October 2015: 126 offences November 2015: 111 offences December 2015: 122 offences January 2016: 116 offences February 2016: 102 offences March 2016: 105 offences April 2016: 98 offences May 2016: 102 offences June 2016: 88 offences July 2016: 86 offences August 2016: 113 offences September 2016: 104 offences October 2016: 146 offences November 2016: 109 offences December 2016: 113 offences January 2017: 151 offences February 2017: 98 offences March 2017: 130 offences April 2017: 117 offences May 2017: 138 offences June 2017: 156 offences July 2017: 162 offences August 2017: 201 offences September 2017: 182 offences October 2017: 187 offences November 2017: 172 offences December 2017: 149 offences January 2018: 151 offences February 2018: 146 offences March 2018: 204 offences April 2018: 134 offences May 2018: 184 offences June 2018: 193 offences July 2018: 145 offences August 2018: 152 offences September 2018: 173 offences October 2018: 196 offences November 2018: 191 offences December 2018: 154 offences January 2019: 135 offences February 2019: 120 offences March 2019: 142 offences April 2019: 165 offences May 2019: 143 offences June 2019: 122 offences July 2019: 129 offences August 2019: 158 offences September 2019: 162 offences October 2019: 152 offences November 2019: 158 offences December 2019: 163 offences January 2020: 168 offences February 2020: 144 offences March 2020: 148 offences April 2020: 140 offences May 2020: 113 offences June 2020: 118 offences July 2020: 138 offences August 2020: 140 offences September 2020: 146 offences October 2020: 134 offences November 2020: 100 offences December 2020: 93 offences January 2021: 106 offences February 2021: 108 offences March 2021: 103 offences April 2021: 95 offences May 2021: 73 offences June 2021: 83 offences July 2021: 89 offences August 2021: 96 offences September 2021: 88 offences October 2021: 91 offences November 2021: 127 offences December 2021: 123 offences January 2022: 107 offences February 2022: 121 offences March 2022: 120 offences April 2022: 119 offences May 2022: 167 offences June 2022: 137 offences July 2022: 126 offences August 2022: 152 offences September 2022: 174 offences October 2022: 151 offences November 2022: 178 offences December 2022: 130 offences January 2023: 122 offences February 2023: 131 offences March 2023: 121 offences April 2023: 140 offences May 2023: 99 offences June 2023: 133 offences July 2023: 153 offences August 2023: 206 offences September 2023: 157 offences October 2023: 157 offences November 2023: 138 offences December 2023: 103 offences January 2024: 104 offences February 2024: 107 offences March 2024: 170 offences April 2024: 135 offences May 2024: 212 offences June 2024: 214 offences July 2024: 186 offences August 2024: 199 offences September 2024: 153 offences October 2024: 198 offences November 2024: 131 offences December 2024: 117 offences January 2025: 95 offences February 2025: 110 offences March 2025: 131 offences April 2025: 113 offences May 2025: 100 offences June 2025: 86 offences July 2025: 89 offences August 2025: 108 offences September 2025: 133 offences October 2025: 122 offences November 2025: 101 offences December 2025: 80 offences January 2026: 26 offences February 2026: 40 offences March 2026: 113 offences April 2026: 82 offences May 2026: 94 offences June 2026: 119 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 802 (partial) — — June 2012 1,350 4.9 2012 June 2013 1,255 4.6 2013 June 2014 1,223 4.4 2014 June 2015 1,221 4.4 2015 June 2016 1,269 4.6 2016 June 2017 1,461 5.3 2017 June 2018 2,065 7.5 2018 June 2019 1,838 6.7 2019 June 2020 1,753 6.4 2020 June 2021 1,319 4.8 2021 June 2022 1,385 5.0 2022 June 2023 1,657 5.9 2023 June 2024 1,856 6.5 2024 June 2025 1,619 5.6 2025 June 2026 1,107 3.9 2025
What this measures Theft of a vehicle, theft from a vehicle, and interference with a vehicle.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Sunderland Violence and sexual offences 9,288 offences 32.4per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,454 offences 12.0per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,877 offences 10.0per 1,000 Public order 2,025 offences 7.1per 1,000 Burglary 1,398 offences 4.9per 1,000 Other theft 1,390 offences 4.8per 1,000 Other crime 1,144 offences 4.0per 1,000 Drugs 557 offences 1.9per 1,000 Robbery 419 offences 1.5per 1,000 Possession of weapons 244 offences 0.8per 1,000 Theft from the person 144 offences 0.5per 1,000 Bicycle theft 110 offences 0.4per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by vehicle crime rate · All recorded crime in Sunderland