Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westheath Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 251st highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westheath Avenue (SR2 9NS) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westheath Avenue (SR2 9NS), 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 Westheath Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claymere Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westheath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sea View Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sea View Road West —
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
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Data Sources

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