Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 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 86.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Knoll area has the 41st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 360th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Knoll (SR2 7PL) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Knoll (SR2 7PL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Knoll area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Apr 2026Public order The Royalty Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beechwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pensher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Cleft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leamington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnville Road South —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rokeby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marks Crescent —
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Data Sources

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