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Crime in NE38 0PS

How much crime is recorded in NE38 0PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Oxclose and Lambton
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,311 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE38 0PS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE38 0PS area, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NE38 0PSNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary3.59.1
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.52.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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