Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 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 140.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lawrence Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 199th 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 Lawrence Street (SR1 2PD) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Street (SR1 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arras Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Besford Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lucknow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minorca Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minorca Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Williams Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Williams Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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