Crime Rates at May Street, Sunderland, SR4 6AF

May Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 24th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around May Street (SR4 6AF) in the last 12 months was 522.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Street (SR4 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alliance Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Violet Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.