Total Crime Rate

563.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 563.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 191.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.0 10/10
  • Public order 75.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Burglary 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hylton Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 21st highest crime rate of 926 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 Hylton Road (SR4 7XT) in the last 12 months was 563.1 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% higher than the Millfield average (216.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 194.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 7XT), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 29 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 (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marks Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marks Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft St Marks Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxbourne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gilsland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Lumley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pickard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs John Candlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Candlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Close Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Close Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Close Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Close Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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