Crime Rates at Front Street, Washington, NE37 2BA

Front Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 55th 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 Front Street (NE37 2BA) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -97.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (NE37 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.