Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burford Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Burford Gardens (SR3 1LX) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Barnes average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Burford Gardens (SR3 1LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dipton Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frosterley Islands (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Harperley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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