Total Crime Rate

546.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

266.2 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 546.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 266.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.6 10/10
  • Burglary 50.4 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 19th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (SR2 7EZ) in the last 12 months was 546.8 per 1,000 residents and was 145.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 266.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (SR2 7EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Azalea Terrace North (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Azalea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbrooke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thornhill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Azalea Terrace South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Azalea Terrace North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Azalea Terrace North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Azalea Terrace North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avenue Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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