Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paton Square area has the 25th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 248th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paton Square (SR3 1QW) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paton Square (SR3 1QW), the main crime hotspot is near Scruton Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Polmuir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polworth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polworth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perth Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potter Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scruton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Polmuir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perth Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powis Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Polmuir Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perth Road —
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Data Sources

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