Total Crime Rate

254.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.0 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 254.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 68th highest crime rate of 922 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 Hylton Road (SR4 7XA) in the last 12 months was 254.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Millfield average (183.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 127.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 7XA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 50 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Aiskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oswald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Candlish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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