Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Rotherfield Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 453rd 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 Rotherfield Road (SR5 5DE) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherfield Road (SR5 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Rotherham Road. Police recorded 20 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 Rotherfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harthope Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rishton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Retford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Runcorn Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redruth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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