Total Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nesburn 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 Nesburn Road (SR4 7LR) 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 Nesburn Road (SR4 7LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolseley Terrace, where police recorded 53 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.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnville Road South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cranford Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leamington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Georgian Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pensher Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewing Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stewart Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stewart Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunters Hall Road | — |
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