Total Crime Rate

296.7 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 296.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Marlborough Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 66th 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 Marlborough Road (NE37 3BP) in the last 12 months was 296.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 161.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (NE37 3BP), 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 Marlborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville
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 Sulgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgecote
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Under investigation

Data Sources

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