Crime Rates at Tower Street, Sunderland, SR2 8NF

Tower Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Street (SR2 8NF) in the last 12 months was 215.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (SR2 8NF), the main crime hotspot is near Athol Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.