Total Crime Rate
278.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Saltburn Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 76th 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 Saltburn Road (SR3 4DS) in the last 12 months was 278.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.9% higher than the Barnes average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 106.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saltburn Road (SR3 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sefton Square, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springwell Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arncliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Killingworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Solway Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strathmore Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathmore Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sefton Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Southend Road | Under investigation |
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