Fighting Crime
This is a very useful link to a site called UK On Line that covers a range of issues connected with fighting crime including crime prevention, car crime and burglary. The Crime Reduction site is also very useful for advice on fighting crime.

Crime Reduction

Crime Prevention

Victim Support
Information advice and help is available through this site if you have been a victim of crime.

Victim Support

Alarm Registration
This is an online service where you can register someone to contact if your alarm goes off.

Alarm Registration

Crimestoppers
Crimestoppers is the national telephone line for reporting a crime confidentiality.

Tel No 0800 555 111

Report a Crime electronically
This is a useful service which helps you report a crime directly to the police confidentially using this link.

Report a crime online

Anti social behaviour
Anti social behaviour can take many forms and can be difficult to stop. City of Sunderland Council and the police have a joint policy on anti social behaviour and can help.

Anti Social Behaviour

Nuisance Neighbours
Nuisance neighbours are often noisy neighbours and noise can be a source of irritation for many people. The Council's Environmental Health receives complaints on noise and can help you deal with it.

Noise Complaints

Hendon Young People's Project (HYPP)
HYPP have a range of information, courses, help and projects aimed at 11-25 year olds. 

Commercial Road Youth and Community Project
Commercial Road Youth and Community project also offer a range of courses help and advice as well as leisure and other courses and activities aimed at young people.

Sunderland Catholic Youth Centre 
Sunderland Catholic Youth Centre in the East End also offer many a safe environment and many leisure and fun activities aimed at young people.

Sunderland Youth Offending Service
Sunderland Youth Offending Service works with young people between the ages of 10-17 years, and their families. It aims to 'prevent offending by children and young people by working with those at risk' and 'provide programmes of intervention to directly challenge offending and anti-social behaviour'.

Youth Offending Service

Domestic violence is when people get hurt by members of their family normally in their home. This link gives information that will help anyone who is a victim of domestic violence.

Domestic Violence

Community Action on Drugs
This is a site which provides advice and a 'toolkit' to help communities tackle drugs related issues.

Drugs Toolkit

Information and Advice on Drugs
Drugscope is aimed at members of the public and contain a lot of information on different types of drugs what they do and how to recognise their affects.

Drugscope

Drugs and Drug Dealing
This Home Office report gives information on drugs issues in Sunderland and locally.

Report on drugs in Sunderland from the Home Office

Dealing with Drug Addiction
If you recognise that you or a family member or friend has a drugs problem the first point of contact for help and advice is your local doctor.

NHS Direct
Tel No 0845 4647 

National Health Service
You can also get drugs advice from the NHS Direct telephone help line.

NHS Sunderland

NHS Direct
Tel No 0845 4647