Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Lilburne Close area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 259th 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 Lilburne Close (SR1 2JF) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilburne Close (SR1 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Menvill Place. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lilburne Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menvill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mauds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mauds Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Williams Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Williams Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order 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 Minorca Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minorca Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lucknow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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