Crime Rates at Purley Road, Sunderland, SR3 1RF

Purley Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 287th highest crime rate of 926 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 Purley Road (SR3 1RF) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Road (SR3 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Strathmore Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.