Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hylton Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 337th 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 8DS) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Pallion average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Padgate Road. Police recorded 33 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
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmstead Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Prestwick Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Padgate Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Padgate Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Other crime Prestwick Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwick Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Prestwick Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Prestwick Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Other crime Poole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitcairn Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Portchester Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Portchester Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Drugs Portchester Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Portchester Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmstead Square Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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