Crime Rate in Barnes, ward

Barnes has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Sunderland district and the 1807th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 158th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnes in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Sunderland district average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 347 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 454 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Wolseley Terrace. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.