Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rothbury Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 431st 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 Rothbury Road (SR5 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothbury Road (SR5 5NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Raleigh Square. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rothbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodesia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Reeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodesia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Radlett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Retford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Retford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Retford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodesia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raleigh Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Raleigh Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riddings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Retford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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