Postcode · Washington
Crime in NE38 8DX
How much crime is recorded in NE38 8DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
NE38 8DXWashington
How safe is NE38 8DX
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 8DX 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
44
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 8DXNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other crime3.51.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.74.6
Robbery1.11.4
Other theft0.94.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.