Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 41.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hemming Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 296th lowest 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 Hemming Street (SR2 9RH) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemming Street (SR2 9RH), 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 Hemming Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudyard Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnegie Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ryhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weybourne Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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