Pennywell and Grindon
Middle areaNorth Sunderland. 8,948 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Pennywell and Grindon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pennywell and Grindon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pennywell and Grindon at a rate of 89.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 263 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 136 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 119 |
| Other crime | 114 |
| Shoplifting | 99 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pennywell and Grindon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Pennywell and Grindon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pennywell and Grindon at a rate of 89.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pennywell and Grindon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (263), anti-social behaviour (136) and criminal damage and arson (119).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sunderland
These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sunderland and not Pennywell and Grindon alone. See Sunderland
Pennywell and Grindon in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pennywell and Grindon was £160,000 in 2025.
Pennywell and Grindon had 8,699 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Pennywell and Grindon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pennywell and Grindon, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.