Crime Rates at Wharncliffe Street, Sunderland, SR1 3RQ

Wharncliffe Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 105th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharncliffe Street (SR1 3RQ) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharncliffe Street (SR1 3RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burn Park Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Royalty (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.