Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stratford Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 926 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 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Avenue (SR2 8RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hastings Terrace. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holyrood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Terrace South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Terrace South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Percy Terrace South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadsley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashby Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryhope Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wadsley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hastings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Weldon Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Percy Terrace South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hastings Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hastings Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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