Total Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 258th 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 8DR) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the Pallion average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Padgate Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polebrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prestwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hainford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestman Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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