Total Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 134.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

New Durham Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 212th highest crime rate of 922 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 New Durham Road (SR2 7AA) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Durham Road (SR2 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Worcester Terrace. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worcester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worcester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worcester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thornhill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Worcester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elwin Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tunstall Terrace West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Azalea Terrace North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Azalea Terrace North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Azalea Terrace North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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