Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chester Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 428th 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 Chester Road (SR4 7HS) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (SR4 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolseley Terrace, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near General Graham Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grindon Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street —
Apr 2026Other crime St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Aiskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cranford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewing Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnville Road South —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leamington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunters Hall Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pensher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lumley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences General Graham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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