Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Rutherglen Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 170th 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 Rutherglen Road (SR5 5LL) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutherglen Road (SR5 5LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roedean Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutherglen Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rutherglen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Redcar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roedean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redcar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redcar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Redcar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redcar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcar Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendover Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Roedean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendover Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roedean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roedean Road —
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutherglen Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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