Crime Rate in Redhill, ward

Redhill has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Sunderland district and the 1412th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 130th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Redhill in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Sunderland district average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Redhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 521 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -32.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 636 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Redhill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Kildare Square. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.