Crime Rates at The Drive, Washington, NE37 2LG

The Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 449th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (NE37 2LG) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (NE37 2LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wensleydale Avenue, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Bank Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.