Total Crime Rate
346.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hylton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 46th highest crime rate of 926 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 Hylton Road (SR4 7AA) in the last 12 months was 346.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 7AA), 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.
View Crime In Hendon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wharncliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Hylton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Hylton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Hylton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Back Hylton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marigold Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wentworth Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensberry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensberry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wharncliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharncliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Ravensworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marguerite Court | — |
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