Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • 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

Rhodesia Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 183rd 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 Rhodesia Road (SR5 5NP) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhodesia Road (SR5 5NP), 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 Rhodesia Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutherglen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodesia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodesia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodesia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Roedean Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roedean Road
Apr 2026Public order Roedean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Roedean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riddings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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