Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taunton Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 394th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Taunton Road (SR3 4BE) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Road (SR3 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorndale Road, where police recorded 23 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.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Road area

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

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