Crime Rates at Torrens Road, Sunderland, SR3 4JB

Torrens Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 44th 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 Torrens Road (SR3 4JB) in the last 12 months was 350.3 per 1,000 residents and was 253.7% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 192.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torrens Road (SR3 4JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taunton Road, where police recorded 25 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.