Crime Rates at John Street, Sunderland, SR1 1QH

John Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 10th highest crime rate of 926 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 John Street (SR1 1QH) in the last 12 months was 971.2 per 1,000 residents and was 265.6% higher than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 197 (≈ 354.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (SR1 1QH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.