Total Crime Rate

112.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 112.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 50.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bywell Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 252nd 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 Bywell Avenue (SR5 1PU) in the last 12 months was 112.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher than the Redhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bywell Avenue (SR5 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carley Hill Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Terrace (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bywell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carley Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carley Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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