Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (SR5 2NT) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the Redhill average (110.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (SR5 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eyemouth Lane, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norton Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thistly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cato Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gordon Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Taylor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Taylor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Exmouth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Square
Sep 2025Other crime Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kismet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Julius Caesar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cato Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cato Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Scoresby Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faber Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faber Road
Sep 2025Other crime Eyemouth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eyemouth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eyemouth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eyemouth Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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