Crime Rates at High Street East, Sunderland, SR1 2AS

High Street East area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 926 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 High Street East (SR1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street East (SR1 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Borough Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.