Total Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 138.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Leechmere Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 204th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leechmere Road (SR2 9NB) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leechmere Road (SR2 9NB), the main crime hotspot is near Haddon Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leechmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winalot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ryhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnegie Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weybourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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