Postcode · Washington
Crime in NE38 7EA
How much crime is recorded in NE38 7EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,527 (2024)
NE38 7EAWashington
How safe is NE38 7EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE38 7EA 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
NE38 7EANational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other crime6.71.5
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order4.44.6
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft0.84.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.