Postcode · Washington
Crime in NE38 7JW
How much crime is recorded in NE38 7JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Washington Town Centre & Biddick
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,426 (2024)
NE38 7JWWashington
How safe is NE38 7JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE38 7JW 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 7JWNational
Shoplifting38.18.4
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary10.89.1
Public order4.44.6
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery2.31.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.