Total Crime Rate

1735.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1041.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1735.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1041.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 814.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 316.9 10/10
  • Public order 142.1 10/10
  • Other theft 95.6 10/10
  • Drugs 65.6 10/10
  • Robbery 62.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.7 10/10
  • Burglary 30.1 10/10
  • Other crime 24.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.4 6/10
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

Toward Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 4th 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 Toward Road (SR1 2QF) in the last 12 months was 1735.0 per 1,000 residents and was 680.1% higher 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 298 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 381 (≈ 1041.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Toward Road (SR1 2QF), the main crime hotspot is near B1294. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Toward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B1294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salem Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Burdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Osman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foyle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foyle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foyle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foyle Street —
Apr 2026Other theft West Sunniside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Sunniside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary West Sunniside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Sunniside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Sunniside —
Apr 2026Other theft Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1294 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Sunniside —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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