Total Crime Rate
2076.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Murton Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Murton Street (SR1 2RD) in the last 12 months was 2076.5 per 1,000 residents and was 681.7% 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 349 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 430 (≈ 1174.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Murton Street (SR1 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near B1294. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lucia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laura Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1294 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Laura Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laura Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laura Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Sunniside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Borough Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Villiers Street South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bishop Morton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1294 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1294 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1294 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B1294 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B1294 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laura Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laura Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1294 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salem Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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