Crime Rates at Borough Road, Sunderland, SR1 1PS

Borough Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (SR1 1PS) in the last 12 months was 2076.5 per 1,000 residents and was 681.7% higher than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 349 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 430 (≈ 1174.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% 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 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1294 (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.