Crime Rate in Washington Central, ward

Washington Central has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Sunderland district and the 1517th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 141st highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Washington Central in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Sunderland district average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Washington Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 367 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 491 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Washington Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.