Total Crime Rate

172.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 172.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 176th 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 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 172.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Road (SR4 9AJ), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruislip Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindon Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindon Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pennycross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pennycross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Presthope Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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