Total Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Swindon Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 176th 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 Swindon Road (SR3 4EE) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swindon Road (SR3 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftoe Road, where police recorded 24 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 Swindon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silloth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Springwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaftoe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shaftoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindon Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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