Total Crime Rate

163.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 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 163.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barbary Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 147th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barbary Drive (SR6 0RB) in the last 12 months was 163.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the St Peter's average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbary Drive (SR6 0RB), the main crime hotspot is near Harbour View. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barbary Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pier View —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallgarth Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallgarth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallgarth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bromarsh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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