Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Townsend Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 433rd lowest crime rate of 926 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 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Road (SR3 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Thorne Square. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorne Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckwith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridle Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorne Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thorne Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thistle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thistle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlantis Road —
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Data Sources

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