Total Crime Rate

264.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 264.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Torrens Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 61st highest crime rate of 922 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 264.0 per 1,000 residents and was 251.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 167.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torrens Road (SR3 4JB), 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 Torrens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silloth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Torquay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shaftoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaftoe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindon Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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