Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 106.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rotherham Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 276th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherham Road (SR5 5QS) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherham Road (SR5 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Retford Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rotherham Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhodesia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Retford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rishton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redruth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Retford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harthope Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Retford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodesia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodesia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Retford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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