Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hexham Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 315th highest crime rate of 926 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 8BW) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher than the Barnes average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hexham Road (SR4 8BW), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Square. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hexham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hexham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodland Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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