Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hastings Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 263rd 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 Hastings Street (SR2 8SL) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Street (SR2 8SL), 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 Hastings Street area

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

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