Crime Rates at Primate Road, Sunderland, SR3 1RJ

Primate Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 57th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primate Road (SR3 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 322.7 per 1,000 residents and was 225.9% higher than the Barnes average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primate Road (SR3 1RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strathmore Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.