Total Crime Rate

330.1 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 330.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 9/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bentall Business Park area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 54th 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 Bentall Business Park (NE37 3JD) in the last 12 months was 330.1 per 1,000 residents and was 114.7% higher than the Washington North average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% 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 21 crimes here, including 11 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usworth Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Usworth Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgecote —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usworth Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Usworth Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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