Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR5 5AF
How much crime is recorded in SR5 5AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hylton Red House & Marley Pots
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,343 (2024)
How safe is SR5 5AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR5 5AF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SR5 5AFNational
Shoplifting50.38.4
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Burglary12.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Robbery4.11.4
Public order3.74.6
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.