Sunderland Central — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Northumbria Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Sunderland has extensive, well-established residential communities and business districts, including the Nissan complex. We have police bases in Washington, Southwick, the city centre, Farringdon and Houghton-le-Spring. The Area Command is also home to our Mounted Unit.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Northumbria Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
544 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (547): ▼ 3 (1%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences151 · 28%
- Shoplifting99 · 18%
- Anti-social behaviour98 · 18%
- Criminal damage and arson43 · 8%
- Public order38 · 7%
- Vehicle crime34 · 6%
- Other theft25 · 5%
- Burglary22 · 4%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
222 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified201 · 91%
- Awaiting court outcome13 · 6%
- Unable to prosecute suspect7 · 3%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 0%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Retail crime
A problem orientated policing plan is in place to support repeat victims and target prolific offenders. Partnership work is ongoing with key premises to assist in crime prevention. Prolific offenders are being identified and arrested with civil orders being used to deter and prevent offending. Plain clothes operation recently undertaken alongside store security at a premises suffering high levels of offences. Neighbourhood officers working closely with the Op Canvas team to target prolific offenders.
Set: 2026-06-19
Vehicle crime
Active patrols of hotspot areas to gather evidence, prevent crime and reassure the public whilst sharing crime prevention advice. Active targeting of offenders. Regular use of plain clothes patrols and stop and search powers.
Set: 2026-06-19
Serious violence
Working within the SAIL team (Sunderland Altogether Improving Lives) to identify and target offenders. The team are using diversionary activities as well as seeking appropriate disruption orders and conditional bail to prevent offending and disrupt behaviour. Outreach youth workers are assisting in diverting children away from violence.
Set: 2026-06-19
Team locations
- Station (station)Sunderland Central Police Office Sunderland Community Fire Station Railway Row Sunderland SR1 3HE, SR1 3HE
Nearby teams in Northumbria Police
- Sunderland East
- Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West)
- Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North)
- Houghton
- Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn
- Washington
Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Northumbria Police.