Total Crime Rate

184.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 184.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Burglary 51.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Drury Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 119th 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 Drury Lane (SR1 2AW) in the last 12 months was 184.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drury Lane (SR1 2AW), the main crime hotspot is near Borough Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drury Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cross Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Low Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mauds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mauds Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Church Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menvill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Close 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 2026Criminal damage and arson James Williams Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Close —
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Data Sources

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