Total Crime Rate

381.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.6 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 381.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • 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
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

Villette Brook Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 32nd 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 Villette Brook Street (SR2 8HF) in the last 12 months was 381.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villette Brook Street (SR2 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 48 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 Villette Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Athol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Manila Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manila Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaumont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Villette Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villette Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matanzas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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