Total Crime Rate

237.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 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 237.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chester Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 73rd 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 Chester Road (SR2 7PR) in the last 12 months was 237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (SR2 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leamington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rokeby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Hylton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marks Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Row —
Apr 2026Public order The Royalty Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beechwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Under investigation
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Data Sources

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