Total Crime Rate

225.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.2 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 225.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dunstanburgh Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 84th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunstanburgh Close (NE38 0JF) in the last 12 months was 225.6 per 1,000 residents and was 134.4% higher than the Washington Central average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstanburgh Close (NE38 0JF), the main crime hotspot is near Hylton Court. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunstanburgh Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chilham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hylton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunstanburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hylton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hylton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilham Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Compton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Warkworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstanburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warkworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hylton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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