Total Crime Rate
120.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wendover Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 238th 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 Wendover Way (SR5 5RU) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Redhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wendover Way (SR5 5RU), 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.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutherglen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Witney Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roedean Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roedean Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roedean Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Roedean Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wendover Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wendover Way | Under investigation |
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