Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Road (SR3 1SS) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (SR3 1SS), the main crime hotspot is near Scruton Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scruton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tudor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Premier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Powis Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sacriston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Perth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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