Total Crime Rate

277.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.5 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 277.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Park Avenue 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 Park Avenue (NE37 2QS) 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 Park Avenue (NE37 2QS), 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 Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tyne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Viola Street —
Apr 2026Public order Viola Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viola Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heworth Grove 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Viola Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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