Total Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colchester Terrace area has the 46th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colchester Terrace (SR4 7QH) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colchester Terrace (SR4 7QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (14 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 | Guisborough Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ormonde Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cleveland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Street | — |
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