North Hylton
Middle areaNorth Sunderland. 8,364 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 84% of people in North Hylton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in North Hylton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Hylton at a rate of 128.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 320 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 248 |
| Other crime | 156 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 113 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 112 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How North Hylton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is North Hylton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Hylton at a rate of 128.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Hylton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (320), violence and sexual offences (248) and other crime (156).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sunderland
These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sunderland and not North Hylton alone. See Sunderland
North Hylton in brief
The median price paid for a home in North Hylton was £127,000 in 2025.
North Hylton had 8,213 usual residents at the census.
About 84% of people in North Hylton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In North Hylton, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.