Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Witton Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 103rd 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 Witton Court (NE38 0JH) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 106.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witton Court (NE38 0JH), 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 Witton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hylton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Compton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hylton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hylton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hylton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstanburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunstanburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warkworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Warkworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilham Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Chilham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hylton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dilston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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