Total Crime Rate

601.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

475.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 601.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 475.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 333.9 10/10
  • Public order 140.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Villas area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ryhope , and the 13th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Villas (SR2 0NE) in the last 12 months was 601.4 per 1,000 residents and was 592.4% higher than the Ryhope average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 186 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 265 (≈ 475.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Villas (SR2 0NE), the main crime hotspot is near Stockton Road. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 249 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stockton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stockton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hopton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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