Total Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winalot Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 922 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 Winalot Avenue (SR2 9PL) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winalot Avenue (SR2 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sea View Road West, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westheath Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sea View Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sea View Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rudyard Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rudyard Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westheath Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rainford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Weybourne Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winalot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitemere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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