Total Crime Rate

3848.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1437.5 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 3848.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1437.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1281.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 995.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 535.7 10/10
  • Public order 303.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 147.3 10/10
  • Other theft 147.3 10/10
  • Robbery 129.5 10/10
  • Drugs 111.6 10/10
  • Burglary 93.8 10/10
  • Other crime 40.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
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

High Street West area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the highest crime rate of 922 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 3DP) in the last 12 months was 3848.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1630.4% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 287 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 322 (≈ 1437.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street West (SR1 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 94 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 (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Holmeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Matlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holmeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Matlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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