Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 128.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 222nd 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 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the St Anne's average (89.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 9AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grindon Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portsmouth Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hylton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grindon Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grindon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grindon Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennycross Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Waterford Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsmouth Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grindon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grindon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grindon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Presthope Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portslade Road —
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Data Sources

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