Total Crime Rate

4303.6 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 4303.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1325.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1156.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 638.4 10/10
  • Public order 370.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 165.2 10/10
  • Other theft 138.4 10/10
  • Drugs 125.0 10/10
  • Robbery 125.0 10/10
  • Burglary 116.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 58.0 10/10
  • Other crime 40.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
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 highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 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 High Street West (SR1 3DH) in the last 12 months was 4303.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1520.1% higher than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 86.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 374 (≈ 1669.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (SR1 3DH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 113 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dun Cow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dun Cow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dun Cow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dun Cow Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dun Cow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dun Cow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dun Cow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dun Cow Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Dun Cow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holmeside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmeside —
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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