Total Crime Rate
165.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boyne Terrace 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 Boyne Terrace (NE37 2TH) 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 Boyne Terrace (NE37 2TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wensleydale Avenue, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Washington North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | South Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heworth Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Concord Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heworth Grove | Under investigation |
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