Total Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 162.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Durham Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 197th 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 Durham Road (SR3 4AL) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (SR3 4AL), 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 Durham Road area

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

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