Total Crime Rate
229.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deerness 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.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Noble Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salem Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Suffolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athol Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Athol Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Athol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Athol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salem Street South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Menvill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Menvill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnabas Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Noble Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Burn Avenue West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salem Street South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Burn Avenue West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emma Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A1018 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishopton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishopton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bishopton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bishop Morton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salem Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clementina Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clementina Close | Under investigation |
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