Total Crime Rate
971.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridge 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 Bridge Street (SR1 1TA) 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 Bridge Street (SR1 1TA), 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.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Sunniside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawcett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lambton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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