Total Crime Rate
780.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
248.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Foyle 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 Foyle Street (SR1 1LE) 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 Foyle Street (SR1 1LE), 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.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bedford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Sunniside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Sunniside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Sunniside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Sunniside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Borough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Press Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B1294 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Borough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Borough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Press Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Sunniside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tatham Street Back | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatham Street Back | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fawcett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fawcett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Sunniside | — |
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