Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gleneagles Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gleneagles Drive (NE37 1PL) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gleneagles Drive (NE37 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stone Cellar Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coach Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gleneagles Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellgarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loch Lomond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Highfields Manor Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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