Postcode · Washington
Crime in NE38 7ND
How much crime is recorded in NE38 7ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Washington Town Centre & Biddick
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,131 (2024)
NE38 7NDWashington
How safe is NE38 7ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE38 7ND area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 7NDNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.94.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.