Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 64.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Low Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Low Street (SR1 2AD) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Street (SR1 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drury Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Low Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Williams Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Williams Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mauds Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mauds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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