Total Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leechmere Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 86th 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 Leechmere Road (SR2 9DW) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Barnes average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leechmere Road (SR2 9DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dipton Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harperley Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greybourne Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystoke Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harperley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystoke Gardens | Under investigation |
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