Total Crime Rate

780.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 780.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 199.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.9 9/10
  • Public order 64.8 10/10
  • Other theft 63.0 10/10
  • Burglary 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.4 10/10
  • Robbery 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street West area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 10th highest crime rate of 922 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 High Street West (SR1 1TX) in the last 12 months was 780.6 per 1,000 residents and was 251.0% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 47.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 248.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (SR1 1TX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 221 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fawcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fawcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fawcett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmeside —
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmeside —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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