Total Crime Rate

199.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 199.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 59.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Violet Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 102nd 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 Violet Street (SR4 6AE) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Street (SR4 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Alliance Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Violet Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hyacinth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Hylton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Millburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Marigold Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marigold Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marks Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alliance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilhurst Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilhurst Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilhurst Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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