Total Crime Rate

235.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 235.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harlow Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 105th 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 Harlow Street (SR4 7AR) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harlow Street (SR4 7AR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harlow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Marks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marks Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marguerite Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lumley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Royalty Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Royalty Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Royalty Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Hylton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Hylton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Hylton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Back Hylton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Violet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensberry Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Queensberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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