Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 40th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 209th 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 8HB) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gray Road (SR2 8HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marion Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manila Street (19 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 (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capulet Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Osman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manila Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manila Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lindsay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capulet Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaumont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishopton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Villette Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villette Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salem Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salem Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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