Crime Rate in Washington East, ward

Washington East has the lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Sunderland district and the 3153rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 69th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Washington East in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Sunderland district average (120.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Washington East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 267 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 61.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 336 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Washington East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.