Total Crime Rate

160.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Pantiles area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 200th highest crime rate of 926 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 160.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Washington North average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% 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 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Grove (17 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lytham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Heworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norfolk Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Lytham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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