Total Crime Rate

226.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Other crime 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taunton Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 82nd 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 Taunton Square (SR3 4BD) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 201.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 115.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Square (SR3 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorney Close Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grindon Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Torquay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thorney Close Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorney Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Truro Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Truro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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