Crime Rates at Purley Road, Sunderland, SR3 1QS

Purley Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 317th 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 Purley Road (SR3 1QS) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Road (SR3 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Powis Square (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.