Total Crime Rate

225.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.0 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 225.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Canon Cockin Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canon Cockin Street (SR2 8PS) in the last 12 months was 225.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canon Cockin Street (SR2 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Ashby Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canon Cockin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashby Street —
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Data Sources

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