Total Crime Rate

238.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.1 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 238.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.5 10/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 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

Deerness Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 71st 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 Deerness Road (SR2 8AP) in the last 12 months was 238.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deerness Road (SR2 8AP), 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 Deerness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bambro' Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnabas Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainsforth Terrace West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clementina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clementina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Athol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Mordey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menvill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Noble Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Primary Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Osman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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