Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 35th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 296th highest 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 8BW) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hexham Road (SR4 8BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heath Square, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highgate Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hexham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Harrow Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadmayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Broadmayne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hexham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Square —
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Data Sources

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