Crime Rates at Riddings Square, Sunderland, SR5 5LT

Riddings Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 208th 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 Riddings Square (SR5 5LT) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riddings Square (SR5 5LT), 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.