Total Crime Rate

196.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.0 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 196.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Leonard Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 107th 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 St Leonard Street (SR2 8QB) in the last 12 months was 196.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonard Street (SR2 8QB), 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 St Leonard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rainford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hastings Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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