Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Glengarven Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 383rd lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glengarven Close (NE38 0DY) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the Washington Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glengarven Close (NE38 0DY), the main crime hotspot is near Sandpiper Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glengarven Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencarron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linnet Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencarron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengarvan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dunlin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunlin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Glenholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitethroat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitethroat Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitethroat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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