Total Crime Rate
145.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gray Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 234th highest crime rate of 926 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 8BW) in the last 12 months was 145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gray Road (SR2 8BW), the main crime hotspot is near Tel-El-Kebir Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 28 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Marion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emma Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ernest Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lucia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salem Street South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salem Street South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salem Street South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salem Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tel-El-Kebir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capulet Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tel-El-Kebir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tel-El-Kebir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tel-El-Kebir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tel-El-Kebir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tel-El-Kebir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Suffolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Capulet Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capulet Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaumont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Burn Avenue West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clementina Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnabas Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Burn Avenue West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clementina Close | Under investigation |
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