Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Westgarth Terrace area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 360th highest crime rate of 926 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 Westgarth Terrace (NE37 3AX) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Washington North average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgarth Terrace (NE37 3AX), the main crime hotspot is near Pensher View. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westgarth Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usworth Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Usworth Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Usworth Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pensher View
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pensher View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Banbury Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pensher View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxley Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pensher View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensher View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foxley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgecote
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usworth Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Silverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northumberland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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