Crime Rates at Springbank Road, Sunderland, SR3 4EF

Springbank Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Springbank Road (SR3 4EF) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Barnes average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springbank Road (SR3 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirling Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grindon Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.