Total Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 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 39.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Hexham Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 278th 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 Hexham Road (SR4 8BN) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hexham Road (SR4 8BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Broadway (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hexham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollinside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollinside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harrow Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Broadmayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadmayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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