Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunbar Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dunbar Street (SR4 7RZ) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunbar Street (SR4 7RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cleveland Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Guisborough Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cleveland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swaledale Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Street | — |
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