Crime Rates at Highcroft Park, Sunderland, SR6 7BL

Highcroft Park area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

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 Highcroft Park (SR6 7BL) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcroft Park (SR6 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croftside Avenue, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Range View (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.