Total Crime Rate

297.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.6 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 297.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
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

Grange Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 52nd 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 Grange Crescent (SR2 7BN) in the last 12 months was 297.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 122.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Crescent (SR2 7BN), 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 Grange Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Azalea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avenue Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Lane 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 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

Data Sources

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