Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Howley Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Redhill , and the 226th 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 Howley Avenue (SR5 5TT) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howley Avenue (SR5 5TT), the main crime hotspot is near Rotherham Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Runcorn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rishton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harthope Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redruth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Retford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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