Postcode · Washington
Crime in NE37 9DR
How much crime is recorded in NE37 9DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Albany and Blackfell
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,088 (2024)
NE37 9DRWashington
How safe is NE37 9DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE37 9DR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE37 9DRNational
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Burglary7.39.1
Other crime5.81.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.44.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.