Total Crime Rate

174.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 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 174.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Hylton Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 134th 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 Hylton Lane (SR5 4EE) in the last 12 months was 174.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% higher than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Lane (SR5 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Kidderminster Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hylton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hylton Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Kentucky Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentucky Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentucky Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brisbane Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Washington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hylton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hylton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidderminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kidderminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayswater Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentucky Road —
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Data Sources

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