Crime Rates at Oxford Street, Sunderland, SR4 6RR

Oxford Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (SR4 6RR) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Barnes average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (SR4 6RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Percival Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyndhurst Terrace (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.