Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 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 198.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Queensberry Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 104th 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 Queensberry Street (SR4 7AG) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensberry Street (SR4 7AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alliance Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Royalty (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queensberry Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Hylton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hyacinth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Row
Apr 2026Public order Millburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Millburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marigold Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Marigold Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rokeby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marks Crescent
Apr 2026Public order The Royalty Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilhurst Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilhurst Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilhurst Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alliance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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