Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balmoral Terrace area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 359th 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 Balmoral Terrace (SR2 9QG) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Terrace (SR2 9QG), 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 Balmoral Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ryhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weybourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rainford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnegie Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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