Crime Rates at Highfield Place, Sunderland, SR4 6LP

Highfield Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 49th 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 Highfield Place (SR4 6LP) in the last 12 months was 300.9 per 1,000 residents and was 300.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 188.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Place (SR4 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Bexley Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.