Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buxton Gardens area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 926 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 Buxton Gardens (SR3 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Barnes average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Gardens (SR3 1LZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witton Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harperley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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