Crime Rates at Redcar Road, Sunderland, SR5 5PZ

Redcar Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 124th 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 Redcar Road (SR5 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redcar Road (SR5 5PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roedean Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raleigh Square (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.