Crime Rates at Villette Road, Sunderland, SR2 8RL

Villette Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 29th highest crime rate of 926 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 8RL) in the last 12 months was 497.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% higher than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 227.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villette Road (SR2 8RL), the main crime hotspot is near Tel-El-Kebir Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.