Total Crime Rate

513.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 513.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.4 10/10
  • Public order 54.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Burglary 34.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Street (SR1 1EA) in the last 12 months was 513.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.0% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 34.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 207.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Street (SR1 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fawcett Street, where police recorded 102 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.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foyle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foyle Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foyle Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Fawcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foyle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Sunniside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
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Data Sources

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