Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Markham Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 290th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Markham Street (SR2 9QL) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markham Street (SR2 9QL), 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 Markham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnegie Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ryhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Terrace South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashby Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weybourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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