Total Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.4 1/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Redhills Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redhills Way (DH5 0ES) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the Hetton average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redhills Way (DH5 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clydesdale Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambton Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Redhills Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hetton Moor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clydesdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Four Lane Ends —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossgate Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lambton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Allendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Borrowdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clydesdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deepdale Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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