Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hylton Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Hylton Road (SR4 7AF) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 7AF), the main crime hotspot is near Alliance Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hylton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharncliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alliance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hyacinth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Apr 2026Public order Millburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Millburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Marigold Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marigold Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marks Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alliance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Hylton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilhurst Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gilhurst Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilhurst Grange Under investigation
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Data Sources

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