Total Crime Rate
135.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sackville Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 211th 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 Sackville Road (SR3 4DU) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sackville Road (SR3 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftoe Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springwell Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaftoe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shaftoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sefton Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Strathmore Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strathmore Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silloth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathmore Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springwell Road | Under investigation |
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