Crime Rates at Old Mill Road, Sunderland, SR5 5TL

Old Mill Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Mill Road (SR5 5TL) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Road (SR5 5TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Terrace, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Poplars (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.