Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 154.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Laurens Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurens Court (NE37 2EF) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurens Court (NE37 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Viola Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurens Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viola Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Manor View East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vermont Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vermont —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Viola Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viola Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Viola Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viola Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viola Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carisbrooke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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