Crime Rates at Torquay Road, Sunderland, SR3 4BB

Torquay Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 176th 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 Torquay Road (SR3 4BB) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torquay Road (SR3 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftoe Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorney Close Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.