Total Crime Rate

260.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 260.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Burglary 43.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Georges Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 64th 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 St Georges Way (SR2 7BW) in the last 12 months was 260.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Way (SR2 7BW), 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 St Georges Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Lane 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 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 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Azalea Terrace South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Azalea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avenue Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Terrace 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 The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Street —
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Data Sources

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