Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 80.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chilham Court area has the 26th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 926 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 Chilham Court (NE38 0JP) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Washington Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chilham Court (NE38 0JP), the main crime hotspot is near Hylton Court. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chilham Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brancepeth Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hylton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warkworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norham Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norham Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norham Court β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hylton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hylton Court β€”
Sep 2025Public order Caradoc Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Caradoc Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstanburgh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstanburgh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lumley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mitford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mitford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mitford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitford Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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