Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brackley area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brackley (NE37 3DP) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brackley (NE37 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Marlborough Road. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Washington North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Helmdon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pensher View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pensher View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pensher View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pensher View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Usworth Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Usworth Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Usworth Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Usworth Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Usworth Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shalstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shalstone | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sulgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sulgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brackley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmdon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
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