Total Crime Rate

229.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deerness Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 110th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deerness Road (SR2 8AP) in the last 12 months was 229.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Hendon average (265.6 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deerness Road (SR2 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Menvill Place. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Noble Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salem Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Suffolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athol Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Athol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Athol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Athol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salem Street South —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Menvill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Menvill Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnabas Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Noble Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Burn Avenue West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salem Street South —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Burn Avenue West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emma Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1018 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishopton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishopton Street —
Sep 2025Public order Bishopton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bishop Morton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salem Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clementina Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clementina Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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