Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Appleforth Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 389th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appleforth Avenue (SR2 9SL) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleforth Avenue (SR2 9SL), the main crime hotspot is near Rydale Park. Police recorded 19 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 Appleforth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Nunthorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Margaret Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acklam Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rydale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rydale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rydale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rydale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ayton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nunthorpe Avenue —
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Data Sources

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