Crime Rate in Ryhope, ward

Ryhope has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Sunderland district and the 1070th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 105th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ryhope in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% higher than the Sunderland district average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ryhope’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 714 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 940 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ryhope ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stockton Road. Police recorded 511 crimes here, including 435 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.