Total Crime Rate

312.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.1 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 312.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 68.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 12th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 45th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leechmere Road (SR2 9NF) in the last 12 months was 312.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leechmere Road (SR2 9NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardgate Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leechmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westheath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Square —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winalot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claymere Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hardgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weybourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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