Total Crime Rate

590.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.7 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 590.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 211.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.7 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

House Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 14th 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 House Terrace (NE37 2QG) in the last 12 months was 590.6 per 1,000 residents and was 360.0% higher than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 147.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around House Terrace (NE37 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in House Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Viola Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concord Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viola Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viola Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Viola Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tyne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viola Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viola Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carisbrooke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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