Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 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 95.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 326th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (SR5 2NX) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Redhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (SR5 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Scoresby Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kismet Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Okehampton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scoresby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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