Total Crime Rate

183.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 183.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 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

Rainhill Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 155th 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 Rainhill Road (NE37 3HP) in the last 12 months was 183.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainhill Road (NE37 3HP), 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 Rainhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pensher View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sulgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sulgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pensher View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensher View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pensher View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pensher View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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