Total Crime Rate

181.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.2 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 181.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.2 8/10
  • Other theft 41.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bambro Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 125th 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 Bambro Street (SR2 8LE) in the last 12 months was 181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bambro Street (SR2 8LE), 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 Bambro Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Athol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Noble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bambro' Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnabas Place 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street
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 2026Public order Noble Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tel-El-Kebir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainsforth Terrace West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Street South Under investigation

Data Sources

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