Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Briery Vale Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briery Vale Road (SR2 7HD) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Barnes average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briery Vale Road (SR2 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Azalea Terrace North (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briery Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avenue Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Azalea Terrace South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Way —
Apr 2026Public order Azalea Terrace North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Azalea Terrace North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Azalea Terrace North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbrooke Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Azalea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thornhill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thornhill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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