Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Thistle Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thistle Road (SR3 4LN) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Road (SR3 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorndale Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorney Close Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thistle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorney Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abercorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Truro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Truro Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Thorney Close Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Arbroath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trent Road —
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Data Sources

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