Total Crime Rate
124.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lichfield 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.
View Crime In Redhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thistly Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cato Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gordon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gordon Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Taylor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Taylor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Exmouth Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmouth Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lichfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kismet Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Julius Caesar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatterton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cato Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cato Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Scoresby Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faber Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eyemouth Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eyemouth Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eyemouth Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eyemouth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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