Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margaret Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 926 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 Margaret Street (SR2 9SB) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Street (SR2 9SB), the main crime hotspot is near Nunthorpe Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acklam Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nunthorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ayton Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Margaret Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nunthorpe Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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