Total Crime Rate

350.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 350.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 4JD) 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 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Thorndale Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Torrens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grindon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grindon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Truro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Truro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Silloth Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silloth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Telford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Telford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Taunton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grindon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simonside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thirsk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thorndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorndale Road
Sep 2025Other crime Toronto Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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