Crime Rates at Portland Road, Sunderland, SR3 1SR

Portland Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 271st highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Road (SR3 1SR) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (SR3 1SR), 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.