Postcode · Washington
Crime in NE38 7NX
How much crime is recorded in NE38 7NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Washington Town Centre & Biddick
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,282 (2024)
NE38 7NXWashington
How safe is NE38 7NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE38 7NX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 7NXNational
Shoplifting31.68.4
Anti-social behaviour27.210.7
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft5.24.5
Public order4.94.6
Burglary3.59.1
Robbery3.21.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.