Total Crime Rate

365.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 365.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Bentall Business Park area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 35th highest crime rate of 922 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 Bentall Business Park (NE37 3JD) in the last 12 months was 365.4 per 1,000 residents and was 184.6% higher than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentall Business Park (NE37 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near Usworth Station Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bentall Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Usworth Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgecote Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgecote Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgecote Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mandeville Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usworth Station Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Usworth Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Usworth Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Usworth Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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