Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.7 5/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hewitt Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ryhope , and the 292nd 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 Hewitt Avenue (SR2 0DR) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Ryhope average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewitt Avenue (SR2 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Attlee Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hewitt Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye View Road —
Sep 2025Public order Attlee Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lilian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lynthorpe Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rye View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rye View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lyngrove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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