Crime Rates at St Thomas Street, Sunderland, SR1 1BL

St Thomas Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 10th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Thomas Street (SR1 1BL) in the last 12 months was 780.6 per 1,000 residents and was 251.0% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 47.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 248.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Street (SR1 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterloo Place, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1294 (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.