Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brackley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brackley area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Helmdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pensher View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pensher View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pensher View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usworth Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Usworth Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Usworth Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Usworth Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usworth Station Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sulgrave Road
Apr 2026Other theft Brackley Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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