Total Crime Rate

104.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hylton Road (SR4 7XU) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Millfield average (216.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 7XU), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hylton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield 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 2025Shoplifting Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxbourne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gilsland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Mark'S Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Candlish Road Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Close Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs John Candlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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