Crime Rates at Dorcas Terrace, Washington, NE37 2QN

Dorcas Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 58th 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 Dorcas Terrace (NE37 2QN) in the last 12 months was 277.6 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorcas Terrace (NE37 2QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.