Total Crime Rate

971.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 971.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 208.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.7 9/10
  • Public order 111.5 10/10
  • Other theft 73.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.8 10/10
  • Burglary 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 39.6 10/10
  • Robbery 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
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

High Street West area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 10th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street West (SR1 3BN) in the last 12 months was 971.2 per 1,000 residents and was 265.6% higher than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 197 (≈ 354.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (SR1 3BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 292 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Sunniside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fawcett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fawcett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fawcett Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lambton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frederick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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