Total Crime Rate

436.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 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 436.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 363.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Robbery 21.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 26th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechwood Crescent (SR5 5AS) in the last 12 months was 436.4 per 1,000 residents and was 372.1% higher than the Redhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Crescent (SR5 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinewood Square, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Poplars (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Florence Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darwin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadsheath Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadsheath Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Crescent 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 2026Shoplifting Pinewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pinewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Under investigation
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Data Sources

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