Total Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reading Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 207th 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 Reading Road (SR5 5QN) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (SR5 5QN), the main crime hotspot is near Riga Square. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shincliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Retford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Retford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ringwood Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Retford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Retford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Retford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redruth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Howley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Howley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redhill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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