Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stratford Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stratford Avenue (SR2 8RY) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Avenue (SR2 8RY), 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 Stratford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tel-El-Kebir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Rainford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tel-El-Kebir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cuba Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashby Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matanzas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winalot Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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