Total Crime Rate

458.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 458.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 195.9 10/10
  • Burglary 61.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.9 10/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Other theft 36.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pensher View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 33rd 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 Pensher View (NE37 3BH) in the last 12 months was 458.8 per 1,000 residents and was 198.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 242.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pensher View (NE37 3BH), the main crime hotspot is near Marlborough Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pensher View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pensher View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pensher View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sulgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usworth Station Road Under investigation
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 Mandeville —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pensher View —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pensher View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensher View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgecote —
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cornwallis Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwallis Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sulgrave Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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