Total Crime Rate

298.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.3 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 298.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gray Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 50th 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 Gray Road (SR2 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 298.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gray Road (SR2 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Athol Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gray Road area

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

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