Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 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 79.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Argyle Square area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 394th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyle Square (SR2 7BS) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Square (SR2 7BS), 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 Argyle Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Park 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
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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Azalea Terrace South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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