Total Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tunstall Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 44th lowest 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 Tunstall Road (SR2 9BD) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Barnes average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tunstall Road (SR2 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dipton Gardens, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greystoke Gardens (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lulworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thristley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tunstall Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tunstall Park | Under investigation |
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