Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westport Close 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 Westport Close (SR5 5SB) 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 Westport Close (SR5 5SB), 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 Westport Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woolwich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Witney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westport Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westport Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westport Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westport Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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