Crime Rates at Scruton Avenue, Sunderland, SR3 1SQ

Scruton Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 206th 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 Scruton Avenue (SR3 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scruton Avenue (SR3 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scruton Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.