Total Crime Rate

283.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 283.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 57th 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 Road (SR2 8RD) in the last 12 months was 283.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villette Road (SR2 8RD), 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villette Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainsforth Terrace West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manila Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manila Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaumont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Villette Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villette Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matanzas Street 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 2026Other theft Edith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villette Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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