Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 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 135.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kimberley Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 210th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kimberley Street (SR4 6NB) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimberley Street (SR4 6NB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brady Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peacock Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bexley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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