Total Crime Rate

126.2 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 126.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 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 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 294th 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 Hylton Road (SR4 8DR) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% higher than the Pallion average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 8DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Polebrook Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Padgate Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hylton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainford Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Penwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Prestwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Polebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Polebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Field Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halesworth Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Padgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Priestman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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