Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 400.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Other crime 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • 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

May Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 29th highest crime rate of 922 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 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Street (SR4 6AF), 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 May Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Millburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Row —
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 2026Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Hylton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alliance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilhurst Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilhurst Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilhurst Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hyacinth Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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