Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 60.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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 theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Simonside Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 423rd 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 Simonside Road (SR3 4EW) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simonside Road (SR3 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirling Close, where police recorded 31 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 Simonside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stirling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silloth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stirling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stirling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Springwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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