Postcode · Washington
Crime in NE38 8PA
How much crime is recorded in NE38 8PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,235 (2024)
NE38 8PAWashington
How safe is NE38 8PA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE38 8PA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8PANational
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary7.09.1
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Other crime4.61.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.04.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.