Crime Rates at Fawcett Street, Sunderland, SR1 1RU

Fawcett Street area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the highest crime rate of 922 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 Fawcett Street (SR1 1RU) in the last 12 months was 3848.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1630.4% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 287 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 322 (≈ 1437.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawcett Street (SR1 1RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Lane, where police recorded 268 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.