Crime Rates at Purley Road, Sunderland, SR3 1QS

Purley Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 230th 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 Purley Road (SR3 1QS) in the last 12 months was 33.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Road (SR3 1QS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.