Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 29.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.9 2/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ryhope Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 194th lowest 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 Ryhope Road (SR2 7ED) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryhope Road (SR2 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corby Gate (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ryhope Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mowbray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Burdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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