Total Crime Rate
187.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lambton Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shiney Row , and the 115th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lambton Terrace (DH4 7PL) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 225.6% higher than the Shiney Row average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lambton Terrace (DH4 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Chandlers Ford. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Washington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Terrace North Back | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandlers Ford | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chandlers Ford | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chandlers Ford | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Terrace North Back | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Terrace North Back | — |
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