Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 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 167.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Suffolk Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Suffolk Street (SR2 8AB) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Street (SR2 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Menvill Place. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clementina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tatham Street Back Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatham Street Back Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salem Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clementina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Osman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishopton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Athol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menvill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Toward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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