Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Pantiles area has the 16th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 219th 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 The Pantiles (NE37 2TU) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pantiles (NE37 2TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Pantiles area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muirfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackheath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lytham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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