Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 103.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lytham Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 284th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lytham Close (NE37 2LY) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Close (NE37 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lytham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackheath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lytham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muirfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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