Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chester Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 413th lowest crime rate of 926 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 7JA) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (SR4 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Wolseley Terrace. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hylton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wolseley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wolseley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wolseley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wolseley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindon Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxbourne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gilsland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wolseley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wolseley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rainton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson General Graham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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