Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southmayne Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 269th 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 Southmayne Road (SR4 8QU) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southmayne Road (SR4 8QU), the main crime hotspot is near Springwell Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 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 | Vehicle crime | Broadmayne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Broadmayne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Springwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hexham Road | Under investigation |
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