Crime Rates at Redcar Road, Sunderland, SR5 5PZ

Redcar Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 187th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redcar Road (SR5 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Redhill average (110.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redcar Road (SR5 5PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Raleigh Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.