Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Epping Square area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 218th highest crime rate of 922 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 Epping Square (SR5 2QF) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epping Square (SR5 2QF), the main crime hotspot is near Eyemouth Lane. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Epping Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scoresby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyemouth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eyemouth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eyemouth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manx Square —
Apr 2026Public order Okehampton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edison Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eyemouth Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manx Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manx Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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