Total Crime Rate

165.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 165.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heworth Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 144th 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 Heworth Road (NE37 2PX) in the last 12 months was 165.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heworth Road (NE37 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concord Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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