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Crime in NE38 8DB

How much crime is recorded in NE38 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,199 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE38 8DB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE38 8DB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order3.44.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other theft1.34.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 5% 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.

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