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

Upper Walworth Way 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 Upper Walworth Way (SR1 3DX) 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 Upper Walworth Way (SR1 3DX), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Street. Police recorded 395 crimes here, including 264 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Walworth Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Matlock Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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