Crime Rates at Fawcett Street, Sunderland, SR1 1RU

Fawcett Street area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 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 Fawcett Street (SR1 1RU) in the last 12 months was 4303.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1520.1% higher than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 86.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 374 (≈ 1669.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawcett Street (SR1 1RU), the main crime hotspot is near Park Lane. Police recorded 290 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.