Total Crime Rate

184.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 184.7 9/10
  • Other theft 80.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Baltimore Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 926 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 Baltimore Court (NE37 2HU) in the last 12 months was 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Washington North average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baltimore Court (NE37 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baltimore Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1290
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1290
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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