Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 62.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Precinct area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 434th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Precinct (SR2 9DN) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Barnes average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Precinct (SR2 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dipton Gardens, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harperley Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Precinct area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thristley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lulworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tunstall Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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