Total Crime Rate
81.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saltburn Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 384th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Saltburn Road (SR3 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% higher than the Barnes average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saltburn Road (SR3 4DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Polmuir Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Strathmore Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arncliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sefton Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathmore Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strathmore Square | — |
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