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Sunderland

EnglandNorth EastSunderland
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
274,177
Households
122,044
Crimes · Mar '26
1,605 · 5.9 per 1k
122,044
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1,605 · 5.9 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
7,191
Postcodes
122,044
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1,605 · 5.9 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
7,191
Postcodes

Overview of Sunderland

Coordinates54.8906, -1.4404
Postcodes
7,191
Population (Census)
274,177
Households (Census)
122,044
Recorded crime · Mar '26
1,605 · 5.9 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sunderland

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.73 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Sunderland

Crime trends · Sunderland
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
474
YoY -25%
ASB
304
YoY +20%
Vehicle Crime
93
YoY stable
Burglary
78
YoY -28%
Criminal damage
174
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

1,605
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Sunderland

Ethnicity

Total residents: 274,166
White Brit.92.9%
Other White1.4%
Bangladeshi1.1%
+ other · 4.7%

Religion

Total residents: 274,153
Christian53.2%
No religion39.5%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 274,177
50–6421.3%
35–4918.1%
25–3412.8%
65–7411.5%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%

Households

Total households: 122,044
Other18.6%
Any member 66+14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
All members 66+9.3%
+ 8 other households · 36.1%