Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Beechwood Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 459th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechwood Crescent (SR5 5AG) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Crescent (SR5 5AG), the main crime hotspot is near Pinewood Square. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pinewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Hylton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary North Hylton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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