Total Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 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 169.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Salem Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 138th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salem Street (SR2 8EB) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salem Street (SR2 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near B1294. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salem Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatham Street Back Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B1294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B1294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B1294 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laura Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laura Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laura Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tatham Street Back Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lindsay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salem Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Osman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishopton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1294 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1294 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
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Data Sources

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