Total Crime Rate
125.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rochdale Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 228th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rochdale Road (SR5 5NL) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rochdale Road (SR5 5NL), 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.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochdale Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Runnymede Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Retford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Retford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Retford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Retford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Retford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rhodesia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rhodesia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodesia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Runnymede Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Radlett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Runnymede Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Retford Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Raleigh Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Reeth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Riddings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redruth Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Raleigh Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raleigh Square | — |
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