Total Crime Rate
65.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belle Vue Drive area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 388th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belle Vue Drive (SR2 7SF) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Barnes average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belle Vue Drive (SR2 7SF), the main crime hotspot is near Thornholme Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willow Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valebrooke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Valebrooke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Gardens | Under investigation |
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