Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Malings Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 926 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 Malings Close (SR1 2PB) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malings Close (SR1 2PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arras Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholson Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malings Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wear Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucknow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1018
Sep 2025Drugs Nicholson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havelock Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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