Total Crime Rate

133.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skylark area has the 12th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 267th highest crime rate of 926 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 Skylark (NE37 1PY) in the last 12 months was 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher than the Washington Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skylark (NE37 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Redshank Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skylark area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlark Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlark —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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