Total Crime Rate

267.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 267.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.3 10/10
  • Burglary 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

James Williams Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Williams Street (SR1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 267.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Williams Street (SR1 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Menvill Place. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Williams Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Low Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cross Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Johns —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Low Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nicholson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mauds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Durham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B1293 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Vines Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Menvill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mauds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Donnison Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Low Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Low Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wear Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Donnison Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bodlewell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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