Total Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 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 168.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 34th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 140th 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 Gray Road (SR2 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 29 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 Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gray Road (SR2 8BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marion Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athol Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gray Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishopton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lindsay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Osman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bambro' Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capulet Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capulet Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street 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 2026Drugs Mordey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salem Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Athol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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