Total Crime Rate

119.2 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 119.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 312th 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 9AD) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the St Anne's average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Portsmouth Square. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindon Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Petersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindon Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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