Total Crime Rate
97.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hylton Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 385th 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 Hylton Road (SR4 7AF) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 7AF), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wentworth Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wharncliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wharncliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharncliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Back Hylton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Back Hylton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Hylton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Hylton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Hylton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Violet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensberry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Violet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alliance Street | Under investigation |
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