Total Crime Rate

180.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 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 180.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.5 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • 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

High Street East area has the 31st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 127th highest crime rate of 922 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 High Street East (SR1 2JU) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street East (SR1 2JU), 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 High Street East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mauds Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Williams Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Williams Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minorca Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minorca Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Vines —
Apr 2026Burglary East Vines Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Vines Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cross Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Johns Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lucknow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery East Vines Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery East Vines Under investigation
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Data Sources

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