Total Crime Rate
513.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
207.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street West area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street West (SR1 1UG) in the last 12 months was 513.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.0% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 34.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 207.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street West (SR1 1UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fawcett Street, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bedford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fawcett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fawcett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cross Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fawcett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Street | — |
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