Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Beresford Park area has the 17th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 191st highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Park (SR2 7JT) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Park (SR2 7JT), the main crime hotspot is near Fox Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Sunderland

Crime Over Time in Beresford Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Thornhill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Apr 2026Public order The Royalty Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elwin Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornholme Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beechwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑