Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 144.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Witney Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 187th 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 Witney Close (SR5 5RY) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witney Close (SR5 5RY), the main crime hotspot is near Westport Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendover Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendover Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woolwich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westport Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westport Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westport Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westport Close —
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Data Sources

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