Total Crime Rate

228.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 228.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Glendale Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 80th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glendale Avenue (NE37 2JS) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glendale Avenue (NE37 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wensleydale Avenue, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glendale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Way
Apr 2026Robbery South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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