Crime Rates at Speculation Place, Washington, NE37 2AL

Speculation Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 30th 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 Speculation Place (NE37 2AL) in the last 12 months was 490.1 per 1,000 residents and was 218.8% higher than the Washington North average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 263.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speculation Place (NE37 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.