Total Crime Rate
164.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Byony Toft area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ryhope , and the 190th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Byony Toft (SR2 0NS) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Ryhope average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Byony Toft (SR2 0NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byony Toft, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ryhope| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Feather Bed Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethel Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scotland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Village | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shawdon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedley Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Village | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
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