Total Crime Rate
1735.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1041.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Borough Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 4th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (SR1 1PS) in the last 12 months was 1735.0 per 1,000 residents and was 680.1% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 298 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 381 (β 1041.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borough Road (SR1 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmeside, where police recorded 112 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Sunniside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Sunniside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Sunniside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Sunniside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Sunniside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Sunniside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Sunniside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Sunniside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Press Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Sunniside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Sunniside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Press Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foyle Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Borough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Borough Road | β |
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