Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 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 64.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Townsend Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 451st lowest 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 Townsend Road (SR3 4LU) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Road (SR3 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Thorne Square. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorne Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beckwith Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tuscan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tuscan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Gardens —
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Data Sources

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