Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 45.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hurstwood Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 333rd 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 Hurstwood Road (SR4 7LF) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Barnes average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstwood Road (SR4 7LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fox Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hurstwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnville Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Georgian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cranford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewing Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunters Hall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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