Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.3 4/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Lime Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Street (SR4 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% lower than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Street (SR4 6BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hendon

Crime Over Time in Lime Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greener Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alliance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alliance Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alliance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Alliance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marigold Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alliance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mark'S Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marguerite Court —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 55

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑